The Veil, HP & LOTR ?]

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 120873


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "inkling108" <inkling108 at y...> 
wrote:
> In LOTR, Gollum was the wild card, a character whose ultimate 
> allegiance was uncertain and whose actions tipped the balance 
> (literally).  In HP that role could be played by Wormtail and 
Snape 
> or both.  

GEO: I think's it going to be Wormtail. He's the one that no one 
expects anything from like Gollum.

>  --> Ron is preoccupied with money.  He "hates being poor."  JKR 
has 
> made such a point of this so often that I feel sure he will face a 
> major temptation to do with money, and how he handles it will be 
> crucial to the fate of the good guys.

GEO: He may be tempted, but I think Ron has shown that he will 
always be loyal to Harry and his own family.
 
>  --> Snape goes more than a little bit mad when his emotions are 
> aroused.  He did so in the Shreiking Shack in book 3, and again 
when 
> he discovered Harry in the pensieve.  This is especially dangerous 
> for a spy who depends on occulmency to keep his cover.  As he told 
> Harry "Fools...who cannot control their emotions...stand no chance 
> against his powers!"  He may also change his allegiance in a 
moment 
> of emotion with catastrophic consequences for the side he 
betrays.  
> (As you can tell I'm not sure whose side he's really on!)  

GEO: I think he definitely has thrown his fate in with the Order. 
Right now he can't return to their ranks and even if he did he'd be 
tortured/punished by Voldemort if he admitted to it.
   
>  --> Lupin cares too much about approval and being liked.  This is 
> what prevented him from telling Dumbledore about Sirius being an 
> animagus in book 3 and from reining in James and Sirius when he 
was 
> a prefect.  If he once again keeps silent on some crucial 
> information because of this fear, the good guys are in trouble.

GEO: I don't think he has any crucial information right now to sit 
on.
  
> Neville, by contrast, may prove the most trustworthy of all 
because 
> he has faced his weakness -- fear of power -- and is mastering 
it.  
> It may be significant that Neville was the last man standing with 
> Harry during the battle at the Ministry at the end of OOtP.  
Neville 
> may turn out to be Harry's Sam.

GEO: I disagree. Neville is another character that JKR used to 
contrast Harry with just like Voldemort. In short he was a potential 
prophecy child just as Harry was the one that was chosen though he 
still lost his parents and he carries his father's wand just as 
Harry carries his father's cloak.