Neville, the Frog Prince

[Iggy McSnurd]

No: HPFGUIDX 106538

Iggy here:

An interesting idea popped into my head while I was sending a reply to a
direct e-mail I received.  (And I would like to thank Tina Gibson, one of
our new members, for the indirect and unintentional inspiration for this
idea.  *grin*)

Neville has Trevor the Toad as his pet...

Toads are related ro frogs...

In the tale of the Frog Prince, a frog is seen as being ugly and hopeless,
but ends up (at the end of the tale) being MUCH more than he appeared at
first.

Neville is seen by most as being homely and hopeless, though he's just
startign to come into his own power.

This is, in no way, saying that Neville is the "Half Blood Prince"... since
he's a Pureblood...  But could JKR be using Neville (and Trevor as a clue)
as a "Frog Prince" analogy?


As for my theory for who is the "Half Blood Prince" (and I don't know if
it's been stated before, since I missed on a huge chunk of mail on this
list...) I personally think it's Hagrid.

He's a half blood Wizard / Giant...

His mother may have been a Queen of a Giant tribe that may still exist in
hiding... (even though she's dead...)

This tribe MIGHT have some respect, in it's own way, for a "lineage of
nobility."

Or, he could manage to collect a giant tribe of "outcasts" with Grawp and
Maxime's help, and be made their "prince."  (Possibly after successfully
leading them in a preliminary conflict before the "final battle.")

This would be a great way to bring a group of giants into the story to fight
on the side of Hogwarts rather than Voldemort.


Just my two centaur's worth.

Iggy McSnurd