Chapter Discussions: Chapter 37 - The lost prophecy

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Casey" <caseylane at w...> wrote:
> Totally agree. Neville is too much of a sad sack to have no further 
> purpose, especially since he's the other possible prophesy boy.

Well, obviously Neville being the backup will play a role in the plot
(hopefully not as a real backup!).

> I 
> just keep remembering him saying "Why's it always me". I fear for 
> Neville in the end. If anyone is sacrificed to kill Voldimort I have 
> a sneaky suspicion it's going to be Neville.

The "Why is it always me" is movie contamination. In the books he
never says it. The only ones who say/think something like that are
Hagrid and Harry (in GoF after the goblet chooses Harry) - in relation
to Harry, not Neville.

In many ways Neville's life is a mirror of Harry's, but on a smaller
scale - his parents attacked by a Voldemort follower, rather than
Voldemort himself; mentally incapacitated rather than dead; raised by
relatives who belittle him to some extent but love him - rather than
completely despise and abuse; discovering late that he can do magic,
rather than never even hearing that it exists; progressing from a
clumsy scared boy to standing up to the trio in SS, rather than
heading off to face Voldemort; despised by Snape, but never to the
extent of Snape actually sabotaging him in his school work; I could go on.

So I think this pattern will continue. In the end it will be Harry who
somehow defeats Voldemort (with help of course). Neville will also
score a major victory, but not against Voldemort. My bet is on Bellatrix.

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