[HPforGrownups] Neville's Gran

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 85332


 Joj

> We know Neville is going to play a big part in the books to come, but
> knowing JKR, there must be many clues in the last 5.
>
> I am very suspicious of his Grandmother.  I think she's spent her time
> making Neville clumsy and forgetful and think she almost got away with
> passing off as a squib, until his uncle ruined it by dropping him out the
> window.
>

K

this part of your theory could be true even without her being Evil!Gran, she
could be Overly-Protective-&-Ever-So-Slightly-Nuts!Gran. Her son was a
reasonably strong wizard who grew up to marry, have a child - and then get
horribly tortured and driven insane. Maybe she's (consciously or
subconsciously) trying to make sure Neville never thinks of doing anything
at all heroic and getting himself killed, he is after all pretty much all
she has left of her son.If he had been a squib he could have lived in the
muggle world and kept out of the war with voldemort all together. She lost
her son and daughter-in-law to Voldemort (and possibly her husband - for a
race who have longer lifespans than muggles there are suspiciously few
wizarding grandparents around, maybe a sign of how destructive the last war
against V was) so she desperately wants to keep Neville safe.

K