Well I know that Neville did stand up for himself once in game and to the rio but I was more thinking along the lines of standing up to Snape so my bubble hasn yet to be burst :) I want Neville to really surprise everyone by the end of the book and though he did surprise me a bite turning around to Draco and telling him that he was worth more then him or whatever, you know what I'm talking about I hope, but he did it without much confidence and I doubt he would have done so without others near by like Ron and Hermione. ~Star~ who is begining to become attached to Neville "Signe Cluiss" > wrote: >Hate to burst your bubble, but it already happened. Remember how he won the >House Cup for Gryffindor in PS/SS? He stood up to Harry, Hermione, and Ron. > I think this task is more difficult- to stand up to your friends, rather >than your enemies. >Someone earlier mentioned that Neville might be the Scabbers of the group. >This is a good theory, seeing as he is the weak one of the Gryffindors, but >I disagree. J.K.Rowling has made the Scooby-Doo group out of 3, not 4. >Maybe originally she was going with 4, but after PS/SS, Neville was excluded >more and more >Signe
>Star wrote: ;Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. What I would really like to see is >>Neville overcoming his fears and standing up for himself. I think the only reason he's so clumsy and doesn't have much power is b/c he's afraid of the power due to what happened to his parents and feels so insecure and unsure >>of himself. If he would get over his fears and stand up for himself I >>think that he'd have all he needed to become a great wizard, I think that's >>why he was put into Gryffindor, he's insecure and afraid now but in the end ;I think that he'll make everyone proud. ;~Star~ _____________________________________________________________ Sign up for a Free, Web-Based email account at: The Home of Wicca on the Web.