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As for a lack of magical aptitude, we learned early on that a wand is fit to its owner, and that using someone else's wand offers less control (SS, Ch. 5). Neville had been using his father's wand up until the end of OotP (Ch. 35). I wonder what his abilities are with a proper wand, one that is fitted to him.
I completely overlooked that when reading OotP. Thanks for highlighting it - that makes so much sense!
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...and on Neville's wand... didn't Fawkes lose a feather in OotP... forget the page... but that could mean that Neville could get a wand with a phoenix feather, and imagine how powerful an ally to Harry he could be!
To me, that very much sounds like a Rowlingism. I can see her using that as a plot. Quick, copyright it!
