From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   On Friday, September 24, 2004 at 6:24:39 PM UTC-7, Fab wrote:   
   > >Um,   
   > >> > Neville's difficulty with magic arises more from the fact he's so scared   
   > >> > of Snape than anything else.   
   > >   
   > >Um...that doesn't explain all the difficulty Neville has with all of his   
   > >other subjects, except for Herbology.   
   > >   
   > >Shannon   
   > >>   
   >   
   > Herbology and Potions don't require wands.  Neville's too emotionally   
   > distraught to pull it together properly in Potions because of his fear of the   
   > sweet, kind and gentle Professor Snape.   
   >   
   > OOTP spoiler:   
   >   
   > Stop   
   >   
   > reading   
   >   
   > now   
   >   
   > if   
   >   
   > you   
   >   
   > haven't   
   >   
   > read   
   >   
   > it.   
   >   
   > It is revealed that Neville is using his father's wand.  We know, as readers,   
   > that someone else's wand will never work as well as the wand that "chooses   
   > you".  Since Neville's too upset to excel at Potions and doesn't have his own   
   > wand to focus his magickal energy, Herbology shows up as his strength - no   
   wand   
   > is needed (usually, usually), and Professor Sprout doesn't scare the   
   bejabbers   
   > out of him.   
      
   Why doesn't Neville have his OWN wand?  Surely his grandmother could afford to   
   buy him a wand!   
      
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