Neville the Wizard

[Nicole]

No: HPFGUIDX 85704

Hi Everyone,

Since this my first post I will first introduce myself.
My name is Nicole, I am 29 and live in Philadelphia. Second I will 
try not to offend anyone.

As for Neville......
When Harry purchased his wand at Ollivanders it was explained to him 
that each wand choses the wizard (SS pg 82), and that you will never 
get such good results with another wizzard's wand (SS pg 84).

My theory is that since we did not know that the wand Neville used 
was his Fathers that he was just a squib-like wizard with an 
inclination towards herbology. I think that his Grandmother wanted 
Neville to be great like his parents so she passed on his fathers 
wand instead of taking him the traditional route and letting the 
wand choose him. When he finally gained some confidence and got 
really ticked off because of what the DE's did to his parents he was 
able to focus more (he still had trouble because it wasn't his 
perfect fit) and actually produce results with the wand.

As for Snape.....
I love the theory that he was in love with Lily. The fact that he 
hated Jmes so much is not only because of the taunts and crap, but 
because someone as good as Lily ended up with James. (Even though in 
OOTP Sirius and Lupin attributed his actions to youth.). As far as 
the DADA position I think the reason that Dumbledore doesn't put 
Snape there is because LV and LM would expect little dark wizards to 
start pouring out of Hogwarts. Instead of teaching them to defend he 
would in essence teach them the actual dark arts and this is what 
they would expect from a loyal DE. I think Dumbledore is just 
protecting Snape. I think in the end Snape is trusted by Dumbledore 
and should be trusted by the rest. (As Hermione is always saying)

Sorry if I went on long.....

As a side note. I have been watching you guys for about a week. You 
guys are the most kind and respectful people I have ever encountered 
on a group. I respect all of your opinions and enjoy the heck out of 
being part of this group.

Nicole