Peter is *nothing* like Neville (was :Harry's story , NOT Snape's)

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 139056

Lady Indigo wrote:
"I've never questioned why Peter did it, because as far as I know that
was answered for me. Peter was a follower, probably very insecure,
felt a lot weaker than his friends as much as he adored them, and when
threatened by Voldemort he joined up out of cowardice and a need to be
protected rather than do the right thing and sacrifice himself. He's a
Neville who went wrong, in a sense."

Del replies:
Wow wow wow :-) ! You can say whatever you want about Snape or Peter,
I really don't care, but don't you go abusing my dear Neville like
that :-)!

There is NOTHING, and NEVER was anything, in common between Peter and
Neville, as far as their character goes, and I will not let anyone
compare despicable Peter to courageous Neville :-)

(Don't get offended by the capslock words, they are just here to make
my point clear, not because I'm shouting at you or trying to put you
down or anything, OK :-) ? )

Neville has ALWAYS shown a great strength of character. He stood up to
the Trio in PS/SS when he thought they were about to do something
wrong. He has never done, or even said, anything unpleasant to anyone
throughout the series. He's always quietly defended what he thinks is
right. He's NEVER EVER licked any boot just to get a friend or a
protector. He's always been deeply loyal to Harry even when almost
nobody else believed Harry. He was willing to risk another Crucio or
even an AK to protect Harry's Prophecy. He showed up right away when
Hermione activated the enchanted Galleons at the end of HBP and joined
the battle against the DEs. And so forth and so on.

There's no way I can picture Neville almost wetting his pants with
excitement at the spectacle of anyone abusing anyone else, like we saw
Peter do. I can't picture him drool with admiration as someone is
showing off. I can't picture him compromising his values to fit in a
group. I can't picture him grovelling in the dust to save his life.
And he has already proven that he WILL NOT put his own life above what
is right, and that he WILL sacrifice his own life to save his friends'
life, the *very thing* that Peter was unable to do and that led him to
betrayal.

Neville is, and has always been, right from Day One, a True
Gryffindor, courageous, chivalrous, fair, Knight of the Light, through
and through. Something that Peter never was.

If the Potters had had Neville as their Secret-Keeper instead of
Peter, I'm sure they would still be safe to this day.

JMO, of course :-)

Del