ESE grandmother?

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No: HPFGUIDX 109492

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pcaehill2" <pcaehill2 at s...> 
wrote:
> Does anyone else get a funny feeling re: Neville's grandmother?  I 
> know she's been presented as loyal to Dumbledore, and a good 
> guardian for Neville, but there are certain *vague impressions* 
I've 
> been getting, perhaps from these details:
> 
> --vulture on her hat
> --Neville fears her almost as much as he fears Snape
> --something a little cold in her tone when she speaks to N's mom at 
> Mungo's (extremely subjective reaction, I know)
> --not overly active in encouraging magical ability in N. when young
>  (it's Uncle Algie who keeps after N. on this, I believe)
> 
> 
> Could it be possible, even minisculy so, that N's grandmother is a 
> death-eater? That she condoned the torture of N's parents (and 
> perhaps betrayed their whereabouts to LV?)??? That she visits St. 
> Mungo's in order to ensure that they are still unable to 
incriminate 
> her or recover and fight LV again (or even perpetuate their 
> insanity, by giving a 'booster' spell)?  And that she is the one to 
> put the memory charm on Neville (and keep it up)???
> 
> Just a thought.


Snow:

Gram is an interesting character, here is my take on the subject.
Neville's Gram being of pureblood lineage may have at some time in 
the past leaned towards (like the Blacks) what she thought was 
Voldemort's main objective, which was to have a pureblood society. 
Gram, not understanding the power game that Voldemort's intention 
actually was, realized too late to what extreme Voldemort would go 
to, until his cronies came around and annihilated the minds of her 
son and his wife. (Some people never get the clear message until it 
happens in their own backyard) Because of Gram's initial prejudice 
against non-purebloods, her son Frank may have been at odds with his 
mother which led to her self-guilt over what eventually happened to 
them. Gram accuses Neville in St. Mungos of being ashamed of his 
father, which Neville replied simply that he was not, but maybe Gram 
was. Psychologically, people tend to blame others for that which they 
themselves are to blame for. Although Gram speaks highly of Frank, I 
think she may be harboring a bit of anger towards Frank for what 
happened. I don't think Gram is or was a death eater, only a 
misdirected soul with a prejudice. 

Having already lost her son to a cause that was not hers to begin 
with, she may have vowed to protect Neville by attempting to secure 
that Neville not even be accepted into the magical world. Uncle Algie 
saw things in a different light and, doing the opposite of Vernon 
with Harry, forced his magical inclinations to surface. Gram was so 
upset she cried when Neville finally showed talent but Neville 
thought she was crying for joy. One of her greatest attempts from 
here on was to play on Neville's unworthiness as a wizard. Surely if 
she kept his self-esteem to a degrading level he would not become 
like his father and meet with his father's ultimate demise. Gram 
already lost her son she doesn't want to lose her grandson too. Gram 
must see a lot of her son Frank in Neville to take such measures to 
constantly remind him how unlike his father he is. But is he?