Neville's broken nose

[n_longbottom01]

No: HPFGUIDX 79682

> Talisman, skipping by with her Stubby Boardman CD, suggests:
> 
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> 
> Do you know, the moment I saw Neville's nose break I thought of 
> someone else's nose.
> 
> ".. . his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been 
> broken at least twice.  This man's name was Albus dumbledore." (SS 
8)
> 
> 
> There have been JKR interview hints that could indicate that 
Neville 
> will end up a Professor at Hogwarts.
> 
> If Neville gets another broken nose in book 6 . . . 
> 
> Talisman, now weeping openly, "Oh god, no time turners, 
> please. . . ."

now me (n_longbottom01):

Two things that make me think that Neville doesn't become Dumbledore 
by way of a time turner:

1)  Neville is gifted at Herbology, and I don't think we've seen any 
hints that Dumbledore has a green thumb.  Dumbledore doesn't ever 
teach Herbology, that we know of, and that seems like the logical 
subject for Neville to teach.

2)  When Harry first learns that Neville's parents are in St. Mungos 
(through one of the scenes in Dumbledore's pensive), Dumbledore is 
surprised that Harry has roomed with Neville for four years and 
didn't already know about Neville's parents.  If Dumbledore *was* 
Neville, he would have known that Neville never tells anyone about 
his parents.

I'm not 100% against the idea of another big time turner plot 
twist... If there is a big Neville becomes Dumbledore with Time 
Turner plot twist, I really hope I can go back and spot a bunch of 
little clues in each book that lead up to that conclusion.  This sort 
of plot twist would be fun, in that regard... but I'm sort of hoping 
we are done with the time turner for the rest of the series.