Neville's nerves (Was: Draco, Snape and Others: Castles in the air?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 124829




> Carol notes:

> 
> BTW, I agree with Neri that more is required to complete Neville's 
and
> (especially) Snape's stories than a few puzzle pieces, but I see no
> need for a memory charm to explain Neville's forgetfulness and 
general
> inability to concentrate. If he witnessed the Crucioing of his
> parents, even as a very small child less than two years old, his
> memory lapses could be completely explained as the result of
> postraumatic stress syndrome.
> 

I think we've got plenty of clues by now to assume that Neville's 
shockingly bad memory is likely to be the side-effect of a much too 
strong Memory charm. After all he displays all the symptoms poor 
Bertha Jorkins did. And if we are right in assuming that his 
nervousness and his memory lapses somehow connected this brings us 
to another question: why he is so terrified of Snape? I mean, yes, 
he's a nasty piece of work and never passes an opportunity to 
humiliate Neville but to be his worst fear? I wouldn't be surprised 
if Snape was somehow involved into Longbottom's affair after all. 

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