Neville's role in the series (Was: Neville's Gran)

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No: HPFGUIDX 85411

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sanityescapesme1979" 
<sanityescapesme1979 at y...> wrote:
> I do believe Neville will play an important role in the future 
books. 
> He will either be the one to murder Bellatrix, save someone, or 
find 
> a cure for his parents. I believe JKR should let Neville be the one 
> to torture and kill Bellatrix since she was the one who made his 
> parents insane. I cried when I read the part when he was in the 
> hospital visting them. The reason why I believe he will save 
someone 
> or find a cure for his parents is because it's mentioned he is good 
at 
> herbology. It has to mean something; why else mention it in almost 
> every book? Also, my question is: what is the deal with the plant 
he 
> recieved for his birthday (fifth book pg.186 American version) 
> Mimbulus mimbletonia? He says it himself it does a lot of things. 
> Also, it's the password to get in to Gryffindor Tower.  
> 
> SanityEscapesMe1979


This is what OOP wanted to show us about it all...

1.  The "new" plant Neville got would have healing properities which 
would assist Neville's parents' healing process.

2.  Will Neville find a plant that will make "those who eat said 
plant" be immune to many curses.

3.  did Harry eat this plant already?

4. If so, is this is why Snape is so angry with Neville.(because 
Neville cannot remember...OOP taught us one thing...if Neville knows 
anything, it will never come out of the Tutalege of Snape).

5. JKR reminds us of the importance of plants when devil's snare is 
delivered to a patient really close to Neville's parent. (a very real 
threat, so much so that after it happened Neville grows by leaps and 
bounds in the DA class, stands up to peers, AND more importantly 
brings up his encounter with the HP crew at the hospital.)  Do not 
ever forget that the story is told from HP's P.O.V.!

6.  What are the properties of stinksap? (we know of at least one or 
more that ingested it in the train car)

7. Did the stink sap give or take anything from those around them.

8.  Did the stink sap bond them all in some way?

9.  This will never become clear until we hear from Neville on a 
herbology subject. (Neville can take care of plants...but will...or, 
rather, CAN he remember what all the plants do?!?!?)

Neville didn't become "LIPPY" (i.e. saying more than a paragraph) 
since book one; until this book.  Neville does have one thing in 
going for him...

MOM doesn't seem to legislate as much for "vegetable" or even potion
(for you Snape fans) "magic" as much for 'sentient' beings.
DeeDee