OoP: Neville's Wand

[kellymcj2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 117985


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "theshef2002" <shefali22 at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Professor Granger 
> <hermione_ew at y...> wrote:
> 
  In 
> hindsight, I thought that it was very appropriate that it was Harry 
> and Neville battling the Death Eaters while everyone else was 
> injured, instead of it being between the Death Eaters, Harry, Ron, 
> and Hermione (no offense to those two characters).

kmc
I do agree it was appropriate Neville was there and I also wonder if 
this is foreshadowing the final confrontation.  Perhaps Neville will 
be the last to fall before Harry takes on LV one on one.  Perhaps 
instead it foreshadows Neville as the next leader of this generation 
after Harry snuffs it.  I do think Harry will indeed emerge, even 
more than he has, as a leader for many wizards about his age both in 
and out of Hogwarts.

shef queried     
> So now what? Do you think Hermione will start to play less of a 
role 
> now as well? Ron was practically non-existent in ths book, he's 
> become more of a "supporting character" He had about as much page 
> time as Ginny, Neville, the twins, and Luna (Luna! of all people!). 
> 
> With Neville becoming more and more prominent, will the Trio fall 
> apart? Or will Ron be replaced?
> 
> Shef

It could very well be the beginning of less page space for the trio.  
Many people have speculated the trio will begin to fall apart owing 
to Harry's burden of knowledge and possible withdrawal from people.

I do not think the trio will completely disband, though certainly the 
relationships within it will change.  I suspect that from a literary 
pov it was necessary to downplay some well established characters, 
such as Ron, in order to have enough space to introduce and develop 
other characters.  Also, Harry's personal struggles obviously needed 
more room.

And back to Professor Granger's comments, I wonder if the entire 
sequence of how and when the others of 'the six' either fall or are 
injured is foreshadowed in the MOM scenes.  

kmc



kmc