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Neville Longbottom is No Cowardly LionJul 15 '07 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Neville is a Gryffindor through and through...
I'm sandwiched right now between the release of the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, trying to get my preoccupation with Potter to work for me as I wax poetic about some of my favorite characters. I dedicate this one, which imagines Neville's reaction to the summons by Hermione just before the big Hogwarts battle at the end of Half-Blood Prince, to my good friend Beth, who is especially fond of Neville, who has really come into his own in the last couple of novels and no doubt will have a large role to play in the final volume. The Pride of Gryffindor "Give me courage," whispers Neville as he clutches The golden trinket tightly in his fist. He has never wanted anything as much as This chance to join the battle, to resist Evil forces sent to torture and to frighten, And steeling for the conflict that will come, Neville searches, and his trembling fingers tighten Upon a crumpled wrapper from his mum. Like a talisman, its presence holds him steady. A fierce affection hardens every limb, And he somehow knows that she would say he's ready, Would see his strength. Her senses have gone dim, Cruelly twisted, like his father's, by the specters Who terrorize his spirit in the night, But, perceiving both his parents as protectors, He vows to follow them into the fight. Timid clumsiness is stricken from his manner; Ferocity defies the urge to quake. With the noble name of Longbottom his banner, He goes forth, not an eagle or a snake. Though he shares the badger's love of all things growing, This gentle student, with a mighty roar, Once again becomes a lion, bravely showing The enemy the pride of Gryffindor. Parodies: Suicide is Painless Mary Was an Only Child Invisible Gilligan's Island I Got a Name Santa Claus is Comin' to Town Carolina in My Mind Take Me Home Country Roads Open Arms Poems: Butterbeer Fred and George Not Worried  |
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