Crazy Theory OOP : Neville -- spoilers!!!!!! (you've been warned!)

[marephraim]

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You have been warned!@

This note also includes some additional questions and speculations.

All SPOILER revealing, so choose wisely whether to continue.






Rubie wrote:
 
> I'm wondering if maybe history won't repeat itself...
> Just like James friend Peter turned on him, Harry's friend Neville 
> may do the same. Neville, like Peter was never in the same league 
> as his friends. Maybe Neville will grow tired of not being good 
> enough, especially if he hears about the prophecy and the fact 
> that it could've easily been him with the scar and the great 
> magical powers. He could become easy prey for Voldemort who could 
> promise him fame and power. It would be so easy for Neville to 
> become a spy. Harry, Ron, and Hermione would never suspect a thing!
> 
> Rubie

This is an interesting consideration. On the one hand, I would not 
have thought much of it had not Neville played a more prominant role 
in OoP. But on the other hand, the very role he plays, and what is 
said of him in the book, would IMO argue against it. However, the 
concept of four friends and the 'odd man' scenario has interesting 
possibilities. 

In context of the battle at the end, it would almost seem that Ron 
has more potential for this. Attacked by a brain, stumbling about 
drunkenly? This only made sense to me from two possible 
perspectives. Either, (1) JRK thought the scene might be too dark 
and threw this in for comedic effect to lighten the sense of danger, 
or (2) while Ron would be expected to be the one ever closest to 
Harry, the overal development of the epic plot (EP) demanded that 
Neville be placed in a more prominant light. 

Incidentally, I've read speculation that Neville might be the real 
one to defeat He Who Must Not Be Named as he alone, besides, Harry 
could hold the prophecy. This doesn't hold up IMO as once Harry has 
taken the prophecy anyone could get it from him (why else are all 
those nasty DE's running about waving wands?) and thus Harry might 
just have easily thrown it to Ron or Luna. I would submit that if in 
the final two books it is emphasized that only Harry or Neville 
could /hold/ the prophecy (although Dd and Trelawney also could, 
obviously), that this may prove a Flint. The logic of the whole 
section depends on interpreting it that only one directly involved 
could "take" it.

But, this brings me to another question. Could not You Know Who take 
it? Obviously, yes. Then why didn't he? There is comment that he 
didn't want to risk be revealed to be alive, but this doesn't hold 
water since he certainly does give everyone an eyeful in the end 
anyway. Consider, he sends DE's to wait for Harry (et al) to arrive, 
intending that they will get the prophecy from them, and then what? 
Frame Harry for breaking into the MoM? You Know Who knows that Harry 
has proven to be a formidable foe and so must have understood the 
potential that there would at least be a dirty great mess before the 
whole business was over. He could obviously apparate into the MoM so 
why not just go get it?