List of Chekhov's Guns, unanswered questions.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 172004

---  "sistermagpie" <sistermagpie at ...> wrote:
>
> Eggplant:
> > >14. Neville -- memory, toad, Herbology 
> > 
> > Neville was older than Harry was when his parents 
> > were attacked, so normally you'd expect him to 
> > remember it, however it was so horrible he may be 
> > suppressing it, ...
> 
> Magpie:
> This has never seemed like a gun to me--except as a
> fanon theory. Many people don't remember things that 
> happened to them at that age--
> ...
> 
> ... we don't know that Neville was even present when
> his parents were tortured. ... Personally, that makes 
> more sense to me-... -if Neville was there I'd think 
> ... Bellatrix would ... zap him with Cruciatus .... He 
> could just have a poor memory.
> 
> -m
>

bboyminn:

While I don't dispute the basic points that you've made,
at the same time, I don't see how you can dispute that
Neville is a gun introduced in Act 1, that has yet to go
off? 

Neville is not an insignificant background character.
He is unique and there are many mysteries about him. He
is the alternate prophecy boy. His situation is very
similar to Harry's. He has been developing and growing in
importance with each book. There are many mysteries 
regarding Neville that have been introduced in the story. 
Neville is important, and his role grows larger and larger,
his presences become more significant. 

This is the Hammer pulling back on the gun, as a character
Neville is certain to go 'bang' at some point. Without
question, Neville is an unresolved mystery,  and that,
in my mind, makes him very much a "Chekhov's Gun".

But then, that's just my opinion.

Steve/bboyminn