Neville (was: More on Snape & a couple of questions)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 56688

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Linda" <KIDATHEART_ at C...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
> 
> Rune wrote: 
>  
> > That said, we still don't know if it would occur to Neville to
refer to himself as a squib when recalling how his family suspected
him of  not being magical. This just shows that him being almost a
squib is  something that he has given a thought.
> 
>  Me:
>      The conversation takes place after Justin and Nearly Headless 
> Nick are attacked. Neville is reminded that he doesn't need 
> protection as he is a pure blood and he replies by refering to 
> himself as almost being a squib. ...edited...
> 
>        -Linda

The first time when Neville refers to himself as a muggle, his is
happy and (for him) reasonably confident. He's in a new school and
getting aquainted with new friend, so he refers to himself using a
polite word. 

The next time when he refers to himself as a Squib, he is frightened
and worried, and definitely not very confident, so he refers to
himself with a more derogatory term; squib.

Just a thought.

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