[HPforGrownups] Neville (slight OOP)

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 60781


>JKR said that one of the classmates of Harry excluding the trio would
>come back to become a professor at Hogwarts when they graduated. To
>me the perfect one for this would be Neville who would come in to be
>the Herbology professor. All throughout the books but especially in
>book 4 it says how Neville is really good at Herbology and
>considering that he is really not all that gifted in other magical
>endeavours the fact that he would come back at a professor would make
>sense. As a professor you really don't have to know much except for
>the subject that you are teaching, in which case Neville would be an
>ideal candidate and he has the most canon supoort for this.
>
I think that Neville remaining as Herbology professor, if perhaps Professor 
Sprout decides to retire from teaching and go into pure research or open up 
her own magical nursery and tree farm  ;-), would be excellent for him - and 
for future Hogwarts students.

He is excellent at Herbology, and he is patient - and I think his own 
sensitivity about his early trials and uncertainties, but still managing to 
make good strides so far - getting into Hogwarts and sticking it out there 
so far - would make him an empathetic instructor and role model.  And I 
think he might thrive in the academic environment, where his ability would 
be prized.

Felinia

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