"childproofing" wands, and Neville in GoF

[Katrina]

No: HPFGUIDX 104649

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, lene <lcolbert at n...> wrote:
> On Monday 05 July 2004 09:47 pm, jastrangfeld wrote:
> 
> > That is exactly what I'm saying!  I figure somehow there may 
have been
> > a scuffle, and he couldn't reach his own wand, and ended up 
grabbing
> > Lily's.  So what do you think? If hers was excellent for charm 
work,
> > there's no reason she wouldn't charm it to protect her kids?
> > "Childproofing" comes to mind as well.  :)
> 
> Ok, here's a fun thought. Your comment about childproofing 
reminded me of the 
> scene at the Quidditch tournament where Harry, Ron, and Hermione 
are walking 
> past the various tents and see a toddler playing with a wand, 
making a slug 
> grow larger. His momma runs out to stop him, saying something 
along the lines 
> of "Mustn't play with Daddy's wand!" So... maybe baby Harry used 
mummy's wand 
> to deflect the AK?
> 
> I don't think this, really, but I like it anyway. <g>
> 
> One other thing sprang to mind this afternoon as I read GoF. Did 
FakeMoody use 
> Imperio or some other nefarious bit of business on Neville when he 
invited 
> him in for tea after upsetting him during class by showing the 
Cruciatus 
> curse on the spider? I note that it isn't long after this that Ron 
makes one 
> of his "fake predictions" in which he tells Harry to beware of a 
friend who 
> is going to backstab him. Will Neville betray Harry at some point? 
I love 
> Neville, and would hate to see this happen, but  I also don't 
think FakeMoody 
> was sincerely interested in comforting Neville during that private 
teatime. 
> (I have so much fun trying to detect wheels within wheels within 
wheels...)
> 
> Lene'

Katrina:

Crouch!Moody did have an ulterior motive:


GoF, Ch 14 "The Unforgivable Curses" (Scholastic HB, p. 221):

They went up to the dormitory to fetch their books and charts, to 
find Neville there alone, sitting on his bed, reading. . . 

"You all right, Neville?"  Harry asked him.
"Oh yes," said Neville, "I'm fine, thanks.  Just reading this book 
Professor Moody lent me. . . ."
He held up the book: _Magical_Water_Plants_of_the_Mediterranean._


GoF, Ch 35, "Veritaserum" (Scholastic HB, p.677):

Didn't you realize that the book you needed was in your dormitory 
all along?  I planted it there early on, I gave it to the Longbottom 
boy, don't you remember?  
_Magical_Water_Plants_of_the_Mediterranean._  It would have told you 
all you needed to know about gillyweed.