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Review by ruminant |
2006-02-12
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Great explanation of why Neville was down in the Common Room in PS/SS.
I've always felt sorry for Neville. I feel, as Neville feels in this piece, that everyone feels sorry for Harry because he lost his parents but people forget that Neville is also without true parents. I think Neville is even more pitiful than Harry since at least Harry can imagine what his parents are like. They will always be heroes in his mind. They will always be perfect.
For Neville the case is much different. He will have to try very hard to remember how his parents were before the Crucio attack. All he has are shells of his loving parents who don't even know who he is. That is MUCH more damaging to a child than losing their parents, in my opinion. It would have been easier on Neville if they had just died.
Thank you for writing about one of my favorite characters in such a sensitve way. You really understand the character and his history. I'll even forgive you for the AR. ;)
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Author's response:
Another review I neglected to respond to! How horrible! Must fix, must fix.
Thank you. ^^ I thought it was good too. Until someone reminded me that the Lestranges were the ones to torture the Longbottoms. Then I felt silly. ^^; I may fix that at some point, but I don't really want to. :P
Most have the characters in Harry Potter (or the ones that I focus on anyway) have pretty tragic pasts, and Neville is certainly up there on the list. I agree with you that he definitely has it worse. I think watching someone mentally deteriorate is a hell of a lot worse than having lost somone altogether.
Thanks very much for the review!
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