Neville, Cauldrons & the Poor(prophecy reference)

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 112687

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ivogun" <miamibarb at B...> 
wrote:
> 
> There was some discussion not too long ago about how Neville is 
hindered by=>  using his 
> father's wand.  And I began wondering again about other ways that 
Neville i=> s
> disadvantaged.  What if Neville's problems in potions is 
exacerbated, or ev=> en caused, by 
> the type of cauldron that he uses?  No other student melts 
his /her cauldro=> n, and they do 
> concoct some horrid, stinky, smoky, off-colored potions, but no 
one else se=> ems to melt 
> the things.  Not like Neville, anyway.  I really wonder if Neville 
uses the=>  type of cheap 
> cauldrons that is the subject of Percy's long government report 
and the kin=> d that Mung 
> illegally trades. There is a bit of a is a hint with his 
name "Longbottom."=>  In reality, Neville 
> ought to be using well-built, thick cauldrons, but instead
 cheap.
> 
> My theory is that thin cauldrons are a major plaque of the 
wizarding poor. =

In all honesty, if money was an issue Neville would be running 
around to use someone else's "extra" cauldron..(which given his 
potion lessons experiences few would be willing to do)..

I do not believe Neville's grandmother gives him his dad's wand for 
use in school out of her monthly budget, but out of family pride.  
In all honesty, how would a grandmother mainain love, respect, 
loyalty to a parent that was not dead, but basically in a mental 
health ward through no fault of his/her own.  The most nagging 
question I have about Neville and his family is: Where is his 
mothers family??!?!??!?...

Can't you just imagine....Alice Longbottome re: Alice Evans....or 
Alice Potter?  Perhaps this is why the prophecy tends to be so 
ambiguous.

Doddiemoemoe