OOP: Neville Questions/Thoughts (Spoilers) WAS Re: re:oop questions and...

[jmgarciaiii]

No: HPFGUIDX 64911

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> 1. Maybe there just isn't anything to be done for Neville's 
parents. 
> Madness is madness, and even in the wizarding world it may not be 
> able to be cured or helped.

That's possible, but I am still not convinced. St. Mungo's was 
rather, um, less than forthcoming about a certain Mr. Crouch (IIRC) 
and it's also Lucius Malfoy's favorite charity.

> 3. I think Neville's Gran is just typically English and from an 
era 
> making her even more "English".  The upper-class English, 
especially 
> back in the day, were not prone to, um, shall we say, emotions. 
lol. 
> They are 'stiff upper lip' and all that. 

I believe that Gran Longbottom uses the Stiff Uppah Lip as a cover. 
It's one thing to keep one's emotions to oneself, another to make 
Neville go off to school with an unsuitable, hand-me-down wand, or 
always belittling him. This doesn't mean Gran L. is in league with 
The Dark Side, but that she's a mean ol' coot at a minimum.
 
> 4. I don't think Neville's memory is all that bad.  I think he 
just 
> had poor self confidence, was very shy and is/was easily upset.  
> Certainly Herbology would be the easiest, if not most calming, 
class 
> he would have taken.  So natrually he does the best in it.  And I 
> don't think it helps that he has his father's old wand, instead of 
> one of his own.

He DID get sent a Remembrall, and his forgetfulness (all those 
passwords!) is something of a minor legend.

-Joe in SoFla