Eileen Prince & Grandma Longbottom

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Abergoat says:

JKR has said she doesn't think she could have cut anything out.
Seeing the Longbottoms was moving, but I don't see why it was
strictly necessary for the overall plot. We know they aren't going
to do anything themselves. But the basis for Dumbledore's trust in
Snape?  That is the HUGE outstanding question and unrequited love or regret for romantic love lost doesn't fit with JKR's focus that good and evil in large part stem from one's childhood and whether one was
loved by parents.


Tinktonks says:

I think that it has been a well covered theory that Eileen Prince &
Neville's gran were enemies, has anyone considered that they were
friends? I'm not necessarily supporting the following theory
exactly, I just want to put forward a theory that there are a number
of possibilities why they were friends and what this could mean.

Longbottom & Prince where both members of the Gobstones club and
became friends. They retained friendship & as Longbottom had no pure
blood mania she went to the wedding to Snape. Longbottom gave Mrs.
Snape refuge when she left her bully husband and took in her and a
young Severus. The reason Snape changed his mind is because of what
happened to Frank whom he shared much of his childhood with. The
reason he is so harsh on Neville is because he (like his
Grandmother) feels that he is letting his father down and not
upkeeping the family honour of the family who helped his mother who
he loved dearly.

Sorry most of that is probably a bit waffling but that thing that
translate an idea into words (a brain I think most people call it)
is mysteriously missing in my case!

Tinktonks - Who is eager for your opinion on this one!