Neville's forgetfullness - work of a memory charm?

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 82644

--- "deedeee88" <dfran> wrote:
> --- "rach9112000" <RACH911> wrote:
> > Hi everyone. I recently read a theory that Nevilles persisent and 
> > chronic forgetfulness could be a result of a severe memory charm 
> > performed on him. Perhaps like Harry, he witnessed his 
> > parents "face-off" with the dark side Voldermort). A (though 
> > the Longbottoms was Bellatrix, not memory charm may very well 
> > have been performed on him as a baby and because he was so 
> > young the charm has had long lasting effects on his memory 
> > > not just of the specified event. 
> >   Rachel
> > 
> There is something else we must also note about Neville.  He is 
> quiet and typically an introvert
> So, while there may well have been a memory charm used on him--or 
> perhaps some sort of tragic event in his early life (which may have 
> been witnessing the torturing of his parents, or may have been the 
> explanation given him as to why his parents were in the hospital, 
> or something else entirely different); 
> I don't imagine Neville's grandmother being overly tight-lipped 
> about his fathers adventures, bravery, talent and what the OOP was 
> actually doing during the "dark times". 
> DeeDee

So was any memory charm to protect the youngster, or to hide other 
facts about the wizard who "did-a-Gilderoy" on him. 
DE attack in packs ... what if Snape was there during the 
Longbottom's attack? That he is hiding how loyal he is to LV. That 
would explain Neville/Snape dislike of each other.

~aussie~