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Neville's Destiny
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I love how history repeats itself, first with the James/Lily/Sirius generation and the creation of the Order, then with Harry/Hermione/Ron, etc. and Dumbledore's Army. The most poignant element of the cyclical nature of this rebellious group is Neville's backstory.
Neville's visit to his parents at the hospital is a bit of brilliant storytelling. His mother, Alice, hands him a gum wrapper, obviously unaware of who her son is, and Neville pockets it, tenderly. I imagine that he keeps little wrappers with him, and later, when Neville becomes the man he should be, these, along with the image of his parents, fuel him.
I love, too, how the Boy Who Lived could have been Neville. Voldemort chose his enemy, and easily, his red gaze could have turned on Neville. This speaks to the overriding theme of the novels--that it is our choices that define us. Truer words were never spoken (thanks, JK). Neville makes all the right choices when it really matters.
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#6 This one is one of my hubby's favorite and I'm afraid that if I don't include it I will never hear the end of it. It is his favorite line in the movies and it is spoken by Ron. "Spiders! Why does it always have to be spiders!" Just like Ron, my hubby is totally afraid of spiders so I hear this quite often when he goes out to have a smoke.
-Jedi J
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