Neville's poor memory

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No: HPFGUIDX 82250

Eric Oppen wrote:
> You know---I wonder whether anybody's actually examined Neville to 
see if there's something wrong with him.  If his memory problems 
result from having been tortured, I'd think that the Healers at 
St.Mungo's could do something, and he's there a lot to visit his 
parents _anyway_...I wonder if any of the Healers have suggested it 
to his grandmother?  Or would they know?

hg replies:
Eric,
In August, RSFJenny launched the SILK GOWNS theory that included a 
possible explanation for Neville's memory loss -- it was my belief 
that there's something odd about Mungo's and that Neville, spending 
so much time there, is affected; and that Healer Strout, who 
painfully overlooks the difference between a Flitterbloom and Devil's 
Snare, is also affected.  I condensed the bulk of the theory in post 
80761.  (There's still an outstanding award of 50 points to the house 
of the listee who gets the anagram.)
Jenny has a website that lists possible culprits, reasons, 
explanations, canon etc, that all came from on and off board 
discussions w/ several interested board members:
http://www.geocities.com/rsfjenny/HP/silkgowns
What is notable about your post is that, if anyone had noticed 
Neville's horrible memory besides his grandmother, she hasn't done 
anything about it -- that could lend credence to my idea that 
something about being at St. Mungo's ward 49 affects the brain badly, 
probably memory-wise.  
Then again, it could be just a simple matter of her being such a 
powerhouse type that no-one questions her or pushes a matter with 
her, or her opinions are too strong to sway.  What do you think?
hg.