OOP: My Crazy Theory: Neville

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Rubie: 
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "loverubie" <kellyn at n...> 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

TigerPatronus: 
I've also been wary of Neville for this reason. JKR seems to be 
setting up a pattern (4 friends, 1 of whom is a turncoat) but this 
very pattern makes me more suspicious of JKR than of Neville. 

There's been a lovely theory somewhere around (in the thread about 
Lupin being ESE, perhaps?) that notes JKR tends to set up "twins" and 
then knock one of them down. For this reason, I think it's possible 
that she's setting *us* up to suspect Neville, who could not conjure 
a Patronus (OotP, AmHC, p606), who could only poke someone in the eye 
with his wand during the raid on the MoM (due to his broken nose), as 
the weak-willed, jealous one who will betray the other three *because 
that's what Pettigrew did.* 

JKR prizes free will, however, and it's possible Neville will make 
the other choice (loyalty, bravery) rather than be authorially 
directed into being part of a pattern. I think part of this may be 
that Hermy, Ron, and Harry know his deepest secret (saw his parents 
at St. Mungo's), and they didn't hate him and kept his secret. That's 
why we keep secrets: we're afraid of other people's reactions. 
Neville's fear has been allayed. 

I'm still shocked that Neville was using a hand-me-down wand. 

TK