Neville's Gran

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85403

The attributions are confusing on the previous post, so forgive me if
I have them wrong.
 
Joj wrote:
<snip>
I am very suspicious of his [Neville's] 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.

"Kathryn Cawte"wrote:
this part of your theory could be true even without her being
Evil!Gran, she could be verly-Protective-&-Ever-So-Slightly-Nuts!Gran.
<snip> 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. <snip> 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.

Carol: 
I tend to agree with Kathryn. I also think that the grandmother
(unlike Mark Evans) is a genuine red herring, someone who could be the
bad guy who is keeping the Longbottoms from being cured but is in fact
innocent. Just as readers were set up to suspect Snape in SS/PS, we're
being set up to suspect Neville's gran--only the clues and the
mysteries are more sophisticated now. I think that formidable as she
is, Gran is on the good side and woe to any Death Eaters if they go
near her, especially if they happened to be named Lestrange. She's a
lot more interesting and admirable than the late Mrs. Black, anyway.
Maybe there's some sonnection between her and Luna, given their taste
in hats.

Carol