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[hpraremod]

Discussion Question #4
Here is a tough one for you. If you could change one thing in the Harry Potter books, what would it be and why?

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[theshadowpanther]

I would have loved to see Neville as the BWL. Although his growth into a hero is not gone into in detail (such a shaaaaame woe ;A;), I honestly feel like Neville was a better choice for a hero than Harry was. Don't get me wrong, Harry has his virtues, but he is appallingly unprepared for anything, and doesn't really think or use his capacity for thinking (which is irritating, I can see why Snape is frustrated with him on that count) until the right moment. Then it's "Presto! I've figured it out!" and it becomes a deus ex machina. So aggravating.

Neville, on the other hand, felt very natural in his growth as a hero, despite (because of?) the lack of attention paid to him. (I think it's probably that his problems and motivations for improving were on a smaller scale than Harry's. Personal motivation rather than "Oh I was assigned this task. Only I must do it. Woe is me. Die, Voldemort, die." Sorry, Harry, but you know it to be true. I want someone to do Neville's backstory so, so much.

[masteroftrouble.livejournal.com]

I have a long, ongoing project that has Neville's backstory... but he kind of turns out to be a Death Eater (with McGonagall) in the end. Oh the stuff I come up with through RPs.

But yes, I do agree that his growth (what we see) is much, much better. Neville FTW.