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

[fanofminerva]

No: HPFGUIDX 102773

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "probonoprobono" 
<probono at r...> wrote:
> >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)

I also think Neville is going to play a big role in things to come.  
I've always wondered about his powers being suppressed, but if that 
were the case, why was his family so relieved when he went bouncing 
down the sidewalk after Uncle Algy dropped him from the balcony? 
This leads me to believe that someone other than his gran or uncle 
is suppressing his memory/powers, if they are indeed being 
suppressed.  I also think the suppression of his powers would be 
more than simply having his father's wand, given that his family was 
looking for evidence of magic prior to his enrolling in Hogwarts.  
Unless, are children of wizarding families able to experiment with 
wands prior to school?

Julie