neville

read a fan fic about neville.

it's so interesting this whole fan fic thing.

at first i was just bewildered that people would bother. writing stories about characters they didn't even create! it all seemed very adolescent.

however after reading for a few weeks, i have decided they fall into a few categories.

1. the adolescent ones - mostly harmless. sometimes really baaaaad.

2. some really beautiful writing.
using the known characters taps into the connection you already have with them.

3. a place to try out theories etc

this third one has intrigued me. i have read a few things and it's gotten me thinking theories and plots etc in another way ( along with blog entries, essays, and forum conversations. )
it's like exploring the idea in full colour instead of black and white or something.

so.....
this particular neville fic has him being treated for an overly strong memory charm placed on him when his parents were tortured into insanity.
thus explaining his poor memory and general goofiness.

this is quite plausable canon wise. bertha jorkins in gof goes all scatty after her memory is forcibly erased to protect the crouch's secret.

there is this sense about neville that there is more to him thanmeets the eye.
he is also potentially significant as the 'other choice' for chosen one and also - could there have been some valuable info held by his parents for the horcrux/relics?