RAB's identity and significance / SHIP: H/G / is Dumbledore dead? / Neville'

[lagattalucianese]

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> Valky:
> Neville definitely has a significant role to play in book seven. 
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> Some thoughts on this, there is a pattern based on Alchemy, in which
> Neville's significance has been two times out of three connected with
> an orb shaped object. ie the Rememberall and the Prophecy Orb. If
> there is anything to this pattern then it is certain that Nevilles
> very significant role in Book Seven will involve an orb shaped thing.
> Any Ideas?
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> Valky
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La Gatta Lucianese:

What an interesting observation!

The Russian bogeyman Koschei the Deathless was, in fact, deathless 
because he stored his soul in a magical egg, which he then kept very 
well hidden. If the egg was destroyed, he would die.

Perhaps JKR, who has admitted to a love of folklore, draws on this 
story; the last (?) Horcrux is something egg-shaped or orb-shaped (the 
Ravenclaw Horcrux?), and Neville is instrumental in helping Harry to 
destroy it and destroy Voldemort. This would have the (to me at least) 
satisfying effect of giving the "spare" prophecy boy something 
significant to do in the last book. 

Though I still think that it is going to be Neville who rescues Snape, 
thus returning good for ill, and perhaps redeems him at the same time.