Spy novel? maybe (was Lupin's secrets )

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Del says:
> I would tend to agree, if it weren't for huge counter-examples like
> Riddle, and even more importantly, Peter Pettigrew. I think that with
> those two examples (among others), JKR has amply demonstrated that we
> simply cannot trust anyone.
> 
> Peter was James', Sirius' and Remus' *intimate* friend. they had known
> him for years, they had gone through loads and loads of things with
> him, James trusted him with his very life and the life of his family,
> Sirius and Remus more readily suspected each other of betrayal than
> suspecting Peter. Even DD, with all his Legilimency and knowing
> people's characters, doesn't seem to have ever suspected Peter.
> Apparently, Peter was the last person on Earth anyone would have
> suspected of turning to LV. And yet he did. Not only that, but he
> managed to keep this betrayal hidden for an entire year !
> 

Lisa, on her first post, points out...

With the Marauders, you had three wizards who seemed to excel--James, Sirius, 
and Remus.  Three best friends who were always getting into scrapes and 
sometimes weren't fair.  Then they had a friend who was considered a "less" 
wizard...  Peter Pettigrew who basically seemed to tag along after them, sharing in 
the glory.

Is it just me or is this like three other Hogwarts students who seem to 
excel--Harry, Ron, and Hermione who are always getting into scrapes and sometimes 
aren't fair.  But their friend who hangs-on seems to be Neville Longbottom.  

Is it possible for Neville to turn to LV?  LV might have had his parents 
crucioed into insanity, but power is one of the greatest aphrodisiacs.

~Lisa