Neville and the Prophecy (Was Re: A litte more on the Prophecy)

[kneazle255]

No: HPFGUIDX 82241

Salit writes:

> That said, I can't see how the prophecy could apply to Neville at this
point. Neville was never marked by Voldemort (although I suspect he
may have had a memory charm applied to him, or he may have been
present when his parents were tortured and his poor memory may be the
result of the shock) nor has he ever even met Voldemort. Neville
hasn't really shown any indications that he could in any way, shape or
form be considered Voldemort's equal. He has no special power or
knowledge of any sort, e.g. he does not speak Parceltongue - aparently
of all living wizards only Voldemort and Harry do; he does not own a
wand that is akin to Voldemort's (although it is possible that one of 
Fawkes' newly shed feathers may end up in his upcoming new wand). He 
is clearly less talented than Harry. He has never done anything
remarkable to speak of - he faced the trio in SS/PS and he followed
Harry to the MoM - together with four other students. He did somewhat
better than the other kids (but certainly not better than Harry)
during the fight in the MoM but mainly due to courage, determination
and luck - not skill (his spells generally miss and his wand and nose
get broken early on, rendering him unable to use magic in the fight). <<<


Kneazle responds:

All of Harry's whiz-bang talents and capabilities are things that the 
Dark Lord understands completely.

What Voldemort does not understand are things like love and faith.  
These things Neville has in abundance.

I'd also like to point out that in these stories, it is not unheard 
of for the hero to carry the weight until the very last step when 
someone else steps in and gets the job done. Like Gollum in Lord of 
the Rings.

I just don't think it is an impossible scenario.