[HPforGrownups] Re: Neville Longbotttom

Bridellwyn Orr Bridellwyn at gmail.com
Fri Feb 16 16:22:36 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 165058

> Carol responds:
> I agree that Neville has developed dramatically in the last few 
> books.  His courage, demonstrated from the very first book, has
> always been underestimated by everyone, including himself. He now
> has his own wand, the experience of confronting Death Eaters and 
> surviving, and the respect of Harry Potter, who previously had
> dismissed him (along with Luna and Ginny) as the last person he'd 
> want to take with him to the MoM.


What of Neville's similarities with Peter Pettigrew? The parallels
between the two seem too many to be more than mere coincidence. I
wonder if Rowling is going to have Neville betray Harry, or at least
create some suspence by leaving the possibility open...

Bridellwyn Orr





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