Draco, Snape and Others: Castles in the air?

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No: HPFGUIDX 124764


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> Neri:
> So, will you be satisfied if all the foreshadowing about memory charms
> (from which we had more in OotP) will simply come to naught?

I'm not at all sure we've had any foreshadowing at all about memory
charms with regard to Neville.  That may well be a situation where
castles have been built in the air.  What are you referring to in OOTP?

 And Uncle
> Algie who gave Neville both the Mimbulus mimbeltonia and Trevor (who
> is still around after five years, and toads don't generally live
> longer than rats do).

The boy has an uncle who likes to give him things.  A toad is one of
the standard pets at Hogwarts, if not popular these days, so it's a
reasonable going to school gift, and what better present for Neville
than a magical plant?  As to Trevor's age, maybe JKR just doesn't know
the life-span of a toad (or doesn't care if she does).

 And Neville can't sleep at night after that tea
> with Crouch!Moody,

Neville is a bundle of nerves, and tea does have caffeine in it.

 and someone sent the Lestranges after the
> Longbottoms,

Who were Aurors and longstanding enemies of Voldemort.  Maybe the
LeStranges took that personally.

 and Neville could have been The One (at least we might
> get some information about this soon).

The prophecy pretty much determined that.  It's arbitrary, but
prophecies tend to be.

 I mean, wouldn't it feel like
> cheating if JKR will just supply standard boring explanations to all
> these things? 

Well, I don't know that most of them need to BE explained.


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