[the_old_crowd] Think about Neville

[Magda Grantwich]

--- Barry Arrowsmith <arrowsmithbt at ...> wrote:

> I can hear the protestations already "The  series is about Harry 
> Potter, not Neville Longbottom; t'ain't "Neville Longbottom and the
> Half Blood Prince" is it? Stands to reason." So what? Harry's the
> one having all the adventure and angst  throughout the series but
> that's no guarantee that he'll be the one to knock off the villain;

> Harry could be dead by then.
> 
> Ah! The possibilities!
> 
> Kneasy

You're giving JKR too much credit for wanting to be an author of
fantasy fiction rather than a storyteller of a particular tale. 
Harry's the hero and we're stuck with him, as much of a prat as he
can be.  

Neville is an attractive character, possibly the most attractive in
the book.  Unlike everyone else we've known since Book 1, Neville has
never let us down but instead goes on to higher and higher triumphs
as the series progresses.  He's a great kid.  And he's done it
without the built-in cheering section that Harry has with the
Weasleys and Hermione.  

But I really doubt that he's going to be the saviour of the WW. 
We're just not that invested in him for him to step forward when
Harry falters to save the day.  

People are spending, IMHO, way too much time and effort on the
prophecy.  There's obviously an important plot element that we won't
get until the last book that will shift the kaleidescope one more
time until everything is finally in focus and we'll say "Ah!  That's
what she meant!"  So I think it's pointless to worry over the
phrasing as if we'll discover something obscure suddenly brought to
light.  The prophecy is clear - as far as it goes.  And that won't
change in Book 6.

Magda (miffed because no one commented on her long Ludo Bagman
response to Kneasy's post last week)


		
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