[HPforGrownups] Neville's sorting...

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 125417

--- finwitch <finwitch at yahoo.com> wrote:
 
> He faces his fears regularly (some *define* courage as being just 
> that, and it doesn't require risking your life), although PoA made 
> this OBVIOUS, he's still done that all along.
> 
> He stood up to Harry&co. (And Dumbledore rewarded him for it)...
> 
> But his bravery - the most brave things I've seen of *anyone* -
> were 
> in PoA when he admitted to leaving the passwords, knowing full well
> he'd be in BIG trouble (Much braver than Harry lying about
> Hogsmeade, 
> and HONEST, too); and in GoF when he was the one to mention the 
> cruciatus curse.


Neville is the standard of courage that other Gryffindors should be
measured against, to see how well THEY match up.

He was an isolated kid with almost no self-esteem and few friends who
had more courage at the age of 11 than Remus Lupin had at the age of
15 (with a prefect's badge to back him up).  My respect for Neville
went through the ceiling as a result of watching the Pensieve scene.

I think what happened is that in OOTP Neville finally confronted the
reality that the DE's can't be avoided, they can only be defeated,
and he's ready for the battle.

Magda


	
		
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