[HPforGrownups] Neville - the boy who knew too much.

[Alexandra Vieira]

No: HPFGUIDX 85870

laikokae said:
« When Harry goes to take the prophecy, Neville doesn't hesitate or 
say he thinks it's a bad idea like Hermione does. Instead he snaps 
suddenly, "No, dont!", while looking tense and stressed out. 
Conclusion: Neville knows something about the prophecy. 
During the following fight with the death eaters, it is also Neville 
who is most vocal about keeping the prophecy away from the Death 
Eaters. "Whatever you do, don't give it to them!" The others don't 
seem to care nearly as much, because the others, unlike Neville, 
don't know what's at stake. »

Alexandra:
Your post got me thinking... you really have a point there. The thing is, we all know that JKR doesn't do things just because. She didn't put Neville there for no reason! I mean, Neville?!!! Look at him! Appart from the obvious nervous and clumsy character, Neville is the sort of person Harry wouldn't like to be with when Cho sees him! He's not a usual companion to HRH's adventures!!! Neville being there struck me as so odd! Of course I didn't give it a second thought and moved on reading and eventually forgot about the detail. But your post has caught my attention to it again. It's really obvious. Neville *didn't* have to be there! But the fact is, he was. Why? Maybe to get our atention to the fact that he really knows something like you said, maybe because he had to break his wand (that also strikes me as an important fact). Hope we'll find out in book 6.
Don't you sometimes feel like kidnapping JKR and make her tell you the whole story till the end? :P 


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