Neville and the Prophecy (was The Longbottoms-a theory)

[probonoprobono]

No: HPFGUIDX 102752

>Christy: 
>If Voldemort has only heard the
> first part of the prophesy, is he simply unaware of Neville? Or 
does
> he believe that Neville is weak (like everybody else) and unable of
> being the one. After all, shouldn't his defeat be caused by a 
person
> of great power? Which makes me wonder if the idea posted awhile 
back
> (sorry, I don't remember who) that Neville's powers may have been
> surpressed either by his parents or maybe Gran? After all, seeing 
her
> son nearly killed might drive her to protect her grandson from the
> same fate. And then there's the whole issue of using his father's 
wand...
> 
> Neville has to have more to do with this than we've been seeing so
> far. He has too. Wouldn't it be funny if Neville kills Voldemort in
> the end? Hrmmmmm..........
> 
> Christy
> (who now wonders what kind of evidence she can dig up for this)

Probono: How about, "Longbottom causes devastation with the simplest 
spells." COS U.S. p. 163

A little joke of Snape's....or is it? Okay, no canon evidence here, 
I just thought it was funny. ;D

probono (who, seriously, is going to look into this further as well)