Will there be an ESE!character in Book 7?

[Sherry]

No: HPFGUIDX 147390

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Bart Lidofsky <bartl at s...> wrote:

> Bart:
> 	Ah, but a lot of pain and frustration creates a weakness that can be 
> taken advantage of. Make Neville think that he is going to get revenge 
> on Voldemort, while corrupting him one step at a time. What have the 
> good guys done for him? His parents are insane shells, and his 
> grandmother is a domineering bitch. Even his classmates have little 
> respect for him.

What have the good guys done for him? Well, I'd say that Harry helped
to save Neville's life during the MoM battle in OOtP. Lupin (and I
firmly believe he's fighting for the right!) broke the spell which one
of the Death Eaters had put on him. If any of the Death Eaters has
been trying to trick or lure Neville into betraying Harry, I didn't
detect any sign of it here.

The single biggest element--the formative event--that has shaped much
of Neville's life was the attack on his parents, when followers of
Voldemort tortured them past the limits on their minds. It may be just
my impression from the books, but I have a sense that this helped to
make his grandmother the overbearing person she is.

If anything, I expect that Neville's personal "warning system" is at
high alert against any contact from Voldemort's supporters. He showed
in OOtP, and in the battle at the end of HBP, that he may be a much
stronger opponent than first impressions may suggest.

Amontillada