Prank/Uncle Algie's eclair/Neville & the Prophecy

[a_reader2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 80210

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sylviablundell2001" 
<sylviablundell at a...> wrote:
> Richard wrote:
> It is perhaps wiser to be calm at a more distant time, even if the 
> events call for thunder and lightening at the time they happen.
> 
> Now me (Sylvia)
> That is just my point.  There doesn't seemto have been any thunder 
> and lightening at the time the "prank" happened.  (snip) It all 
sounds like a really nasty cover-up with 
> the golden boys getting off scot-free and poor bloody Snape feeling 
> more alone than ever.  
> Sylvia (who is sorry to get so mad, but bullying makes me more 
angry 
> than anything in the world)

CW comment:
Well, before getting too het up, remember this is the WW. Think of 
all the really dangerous hexing that goes on all the time (including 
Hermione setting light to Prof Snape); and what about Uncle Algie 
dropping little Neville out the window when someone passed him an 
eclair !! Talk about irresponsible ! That could have killed Neville 
too, though luckily this was the point that they found he was a 
wizard. I have to admit, I think JKR's casual use of violence is one 
of her best skills, for me it catches the essence of the jungle that 
is the playground.

BTW (and I have adjusted the topic heading to reflect this 
diversion), this incident of dropping Neville out the window really 
makes me wonder if anyone in his family knew about the prophecy. 
Surely none of them could have thought he really would be a muggle if 
they knew about the prophecy ?