Remember how he went after the Philosopher’s Stone after being told it was safe? Yeah, me too.
The thing that always gets me about that is that the Stone was safe. Had Harry not been there, it would have remained in the mirror. He actually endangered the Stone more by going after Quirrell on his own. He did happen to stop Voldemort from wandering around in a possessed body, which was good, but entirely accidental. I can't help but wonder what would have happened had Harry not been there - or even if he'd gotten a teacher instead of going after Quirrell himself.
Neville’s been telling his grandmother all about kids who barely remember him when he’s not standing in front of them. That’s so much more humiliating than his parents being crazy.
Sooo much more humiliating. I tend to assume she was pestering him for information about the Great Heroes of Hogwarts and he just kind of said something to get her to leave him alone. I'm betting she encouraged him to become friends with Harry Potter before he went away to Hogwarts.
Why is Neville so uncomfortable at people finding out about this? Is it that his grandmother keeps telling him how he’s not as good as his parents and he feels he doesn’t live up to them?
That's probably part of it, but I also think he just doesn't want the attention. Most attention Neville gets is pretty negative, he might not want to add to it. And he already knows people see him as kind of pathetic and he probably wouldn't want to encourage them to pity him as "that poor boy whose parents were tortured to insanity".
He actually endangered the Stone more by going after Quirrell on his own.
Yes--though I get the feeling nobody in canon realizes this. I mean, nobody ever mentions it, and it seems like Harry's the big hero. That should have been my first clue that I wasn't going to get development where Harry was praised for his good intentions and bravery but also learned from his mistakes.
I will totally hope that it's Grandma who's pretending Neville's bffs with Harry Potter and not Neville himself.
The thing that always gets me about that is that the Stone was safe. Had Harry not been there, it would have remained in the mirror. He actually endangered the Stone more by going after Quirrell on his own. He did happen to stop Voldemort from wandering around in a possessed body, which was good, but entirely accidental. I can't help but wonder what would have happened had Harry not been there - or even if he'd gotten a teacher instead of going after Quirrell himself.
Neville’s been telling his grandmother all about kids who barely remember him when he’s not standing in front of them. That’s so much more humiliating than his parents being crazy.
Sooo much more humiliating. I tend to assume she was pestering him for information about the Great Heroes of Hogwarts and he just kind of said something to get her to leave him alone. I'm betting she encouraged him to become friends with Harry Potter before he went away to Hogwarts.
Why is Neville so uncomfortable at people finding out about this? Is it that his grandmother keeps telling him how he’s not as good as his parents and he feels he doesn’t live up to them?
That's probably part of it, but I also think he just doesn't want the attention. Most attention Neville gets is pretty negative, he might not want to add to it. And he already knows people see him as kind of pathetic and he probably wouldn't want to encourage them to pity him as "that poor boy whose parents were tortured to insanity".
Reply
Yes--though I get the feeling nobody in canon realizes this. I mean, nobody ever mentions it, and it seems like Harry's the big hero. That should have been my first clue that I wasn't going to get development where Harry was praised for his good intentions and bravery but also learned from his mistakes.
I will totally hope that it's Grandma who's pretending Neville's bffs with Harry Potter and not Neville himself.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment