Neville Longbottom

* Professor of Herbology at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (fl. 2008-?)
* Head of Gryffindor House (fl. 2008-?)

### Loyalty

* Longbottom Family
* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
	+ Gryffindor
* Herbology Department
	+ Slug Club (briefly)
* Albus Dumbledore
	+ Order of the Phoenix
* Harry Potter
	+ Dumbledore's Army
* British Ministry of Magic
	+ Auror Department (briefly)
* S.P.E.W.

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[UNDER CONSTRUCTION - BIOGRAPHY (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) & RELATIONSHIPS (Flick))

**Professor Neville Longbottom** (b. 30 July 1980) was a British Pureblood wizard, the only child and son of Frank and Alice Longbottom. Neville's parents were well-respected Aurors and members of the original Order of the Phoenix until they were tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange and three other Death Eaters with the Cruciatus Curse when he was about sixteen months old. They were placed in the Janus Thickey Ward at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, leaving Neville to be raised by his grandmother, Augusta Longbottom.

At the time of his birth, Neville was marked by a prophecy as being one of two children with the potential to defeat Lord Voldemort, the most powerful and feared Dark Wizard in the world. However, Voldemort's first attempt to circumvent the prophecy by killing Neville's later friend and classmate Harry Potter, ultimately established Harry as Voldemort's nemesis.

Neville began school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991 and was sorted into Gryffindor, along with Harry Potter, Felicity Black, Hermione Granger, and Ronald Weasley. Throughout his school years, he was mostly a shy, clumsy, introverted boy who was constantly being told by his grandmother that he was not good enough or living up to his parents' accomplishments. However, in his later years, he showed that he possessed great courage and perseverance; he became an important member of Dumbledore's Army, an organisation taught and led by Harry Potter with the goal of helping other students learn spells to attack and defend themselves.

Neville would later fight in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries (1996), the Battle of the Astronomy Tower (1997), and the Battle of Hogwarts (1998).

After the end of the Second Wizarding War, Neville briefly served as an Auror, before becoming the Herbology Professor and the Head of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts and marrying Felicity Black. He was also the godfather of Harry and Ginny's second son, Albus Potter.

## Biography

### Early Life (1980-1991)

"*The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies.*"
— Sybill Trelawney's First Prophecy

Neville Longbottom was born on 30 July, 1980 to Frank and Alice Longbottom, a pair of Aurors. Moments after his birth, Neville was able to adjust his blankets so that he was swaddled more snugly, but no one witnessed this unusually precocious display of underage magic. The midwife who attended the birth assumed that his father had tucked him in more tightly. Neville was born "several hours" before his classmate, Harry.

As a Pureblood wizard, he was likely related to other wizarding families such as the Weasleys, Crouches, Potters, and the Blacks. Neville's parents were members of the Order of the Phoenix and in these roles, they defied Lord Voldemort at least three times. Neville was one of two infants referred to in a prophecy made by Sybill Trelawney about the person with the power to defeat the Dark Lord. The other was Harry Potter, and it was Harry whom Voldemort targeted on 31 October, 1981 making Harry his equal and leading to his first defeat.

Shortly after, a handful of Voldemort's most loyal followers attacked the Longbottoms. Frank and Alice were tortured into insanity with the Cruciatus Curse by Death Eaters Bellatrix Lestrange, her husband Rodolphus Lestrange, her brother-in-law Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr. The four Death Eaters were all sentenced to Azkaban for their crimes, while Frank and Alice were sent to St Mungo's Hospital, where they would live the rest of their lives, not being able to recognise their own son. Neville was subsequently raised by his paternal grandmother, Augusta Longbottom. At some point early in his life, he also witnessed the death of his grandfather.

Neville's grandmother was a stern and formidable woman who was concerned when her grandson did not exhibit early signs of magic (Neville did, however, show faint signs of magic in him throughout his early years, something which his family persistently missed - the first such sign took place moments after birth, when Neville managed to magically shift his blankets more snugly over himself, something which went unnoticed by the midwife who attended to his mother). She often chided Neville for not living up to his family's honour and was partly the reason for Neville's lack of self-confidence early in his school years.

His relatives feared that Neville might be a Squib, though this was disproved when his great-uncle Algie was holding him out of a window by his feet when he was offered some lemon meringue and let go. Miraculously, Neville bounced. Previous to this, there were various attempts to make him show signs of magic, including dropping him off Blackpool pier, where, according to Neville, he nearly drowned. Neville inherited his father's wand at the age of eleven when he started to attend Hogwarts. This wand was later broken during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

### Hogwarts Years (1991-1998)

#### First Year

"*You can't go out, you'll be caught again. Gryffindor will be in even more trouble... I won't let you do it. I'll - I'll fight you!*"
— Neville bravely standing up to his friends

Neville began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1991. While with his grandmother at platform 9¾, he lost his toad Trevor. Once on the train, he met Hermione Granger, who agreed to help him find his lost toad, and then Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Flick Black when he entered their compartment tearfully looking for Trevor. After arriving at Hogsmeade Station, Neville managed to retrieve his toad from Rubeus Hagrid.

Neville felt intimidated by Gryffindor's reputation for bravery. During the Sorting Ceremony, he silently argued for a long time to be placed in Hufflepuff, but the Sorting Hat won in the end, and Sorted him into Gryffindor. Neville was so nervous that when the Sorting Hat shouted out his house, he ran across the Great Hall with the Hat still on his head; he had to return to the stool to hand the Hat to the next student. On the way to Gryffindor Tower after the Welcoming Feast, Neville had a bundle of walking sticks dropped on his head by Peeves the Poltergeist.

Much of his first year was plagued by similar mishaps. In his first Potions lesson, Neville melted Seamus Finnigan's cauldron, and was subsequently drenched in the boil-curing potion they had been brewing. The following week, in his first flying lesson with Madam Hooch, Neville accidentally broke his wrist after falling off his broom from a great height; afraid of being left behind on the ground, he had pushed off too early. He was taken to the hospital wing and his wrist was healed. Several hours later, he ended up heading to the Trophy Room with Harry, Ron, Flick, and Hermione for Harry's duel with Draco Malfoy. Nearly getting caught by Filch, they end up in the forbidden third floor corridor, where Neville drew Harry's attention to a giant three-headed dog. They manage to escape and safely return to Gryffindor Tower.

That year, Neville received a Remembrall from his grandmother as a gift which was flown in by an owl. This particular gift later allowed Harry to become Gryffindor Seeker. Draco Malfoy threw the small sphere into the air, and Harry flew to grab it, standing up for Neville. Minerva McGonagall saw how easily Harry retrieved the ball and asked him to join the team.

Shortly after the Christmas holidays, Neville was the target of a cruel prank by Draco Malfoy, in which his legs were stuck together with the Leg-Locker Curse. Neville had to bunny-hop all the way to Gryffindor Tower so someone could perform the counter-curse. When Harry, Ron, Flick and Hermione urged him to report Malfoy, Neville replied that he didn't want more trouble. Harry gave Neville his last Chocolate Frog from Christmas and consoled him by telling him that he was worth twelve Malfoys, and that the Sorting Hat chose him for Gryffindor, while Malfoy was in "*stinking Slytherin.*" Several seconds later, Neville inadvertently helped the quartet identify Nicolas Flamel when he gave Harry Dumbledore's collectible card from the Chocolate Frog.

Neville was sent to the hospital wing a third time after a Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. During the match, Malfoy began to taunt the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, as well as Neville. Neville challenged Malfoy on hearing this, and single-handedly took on Malfoy's friends Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, while Ron fought Malfoy. Although he was knocked out by Crabbe and Goyle, Madam Pomfrey insisted that Neville would make a full recovery. This was the first time that Neville stood up for himself.

In time, Neville learned about Harry, Flick and Hermione's attempt to take Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback up to the Astronomy Tower to send to Ron's brother Charlie. When he learned Malfoy was trying to get them caught, Neville snuck out of Gryffindor Tower to find them and warn them. He instead ended up getting caught by Professor McGonagall. He lost fifty House points, and was put in detention with Harry, Flick, Hermione, and Malfoy. Sent into the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid to search for an injured unicorn. Neville, Flick, and Malfoy went along one path with Fang, while the other three took another. When Malfoy snuck up behind Neville and grabbed him to scare him, Neville panicked and sent up wand sparks to warn Hagrid. When Hagrid learned the truth, he instead paired Neville with himself and Hermione.

The night Quirinus Quirrell attempted to steal the Philosopher's Stone, Neville followed Harry's advice and attempted to stop Harry, Ron, Flick and Hermione from sneaking out, though he did not know what they were trying to do. However, he thought that they should not be breaking rules and risking Gryffindor losing more points, and blocked the portrait hole, willing to fight them to make them stay. Flick apologised and struck Neville with a Full Body-Bind Curse so that she, Harry, Ron and Hermione could leave. This was another early instance where Neville showed bravery, standing up to his only friends.

For standing up to the quartet, Neville one ten points for Gryffindor at the end-of-term feast. Having moments before, tied Slytherin for the House Cup, this pushed Gryffindor into undisputed first place. In the final exams, he scored well in Herbology, making up for his poor marks in Potions.

#### Second Year

"*You'd better open it, Ron. It'll be worse if you don't. My gran sent me one once, and I ignored it and - it was horrible.*"
— Neville telling Ron about Howlers

In 1992, after the Start-of-Term Feast, he applauded Harry and Ron for flying a car to Hogwarts. The following morning when Ron received a Howler from his mother, Neville warned him to open it quickly.

In Gilderoy Lockhart's first Defence Against the Dark Arts class, a pair of "freshly caught" Cornish Pixies picked Neville up by the ears and hung him, by his cloak, from a chandelier. Moments later, he crashed back to the ground when the chandelier collapsed.

After the Basilisk attack on Colin Creevey, Neville feared that he might be attacked, due to his poor magical skills, and tried to protect himself by purchasing a large, "*evil-smelling*" green onion, a pointed purple crystal, and a rotting newt tail. However the other students pointed out that Neville should be all right; he was a pureblood and thus unlikely to be attacked. However, he thought he was very close to being a Squib and was still in danger anyway.

Neville attended the first (and only) meeting of Lockhart's Duelling Club. To practice the Disarming Charm, Neville was paired with Justin Finch-Fletchley. When Lockhart suggested the pair to volunteer spell blocking, Snape shot this down, claiming that Neville had difficulty with the simplest spells, and they would have to send what was left of Justin to the hospital wing in a matchbox.

Shortly after Valentine's Day, Neville informed Harry that his belongings had been searched by someone.

Neville would have been present at the end of term feast that year, having thankfully not been attacked or petrified by the Basilisk, and would have been present when all his classmates who had been petrified returned to full health after being cured by Mandrake Restorative Draughts, and would have been there to greet Rubeus Hagrid following his release from Azkaban.

## Physical Appearance

Neville was said to strongly resemble his mother. He was round-faced, short, chubby, and had blond hair. He was also somewhat buck-toothed. Pansy Parkinson had once called him "*fat*," but this may have been an exaggeration, as she frequently made disparaging comments about Gryffindor students.

## Personality and Traits

**Bellatrix Lestrange**: "*Let's see how long Longbottom lasts before he cracks like his parents... unless Potter wants to give us the prophecy.*"
**Neville**: "*DON'D GIB ID DO DEM! DON'D GIB ID DO DEM, HARRY!*"
— Neville defying Death Eaters with a broken nose

When he was younger, Neville was clumsy, forgetful, shy, and many considered him ill-suited for Gryffindor because he seemed timid. However, Neville proved that the Sorting Hat had seen the bravery beneath his insecurity, as he stood up to his only friends as a first-year and later became one of the D.A.'s most courageous members. Part of Neville's problem seems to have been poor self-esteem, as he referred to himself as a "*nobody*" and "*almost a Squib*" at times. This was likely caused by his grandmother's belief that he was not living up to his parents' accomplishments, and browbeating from fellow students and people like Professor Snape. Though he came from a pureblood family, he held no prejudice against Half-Bloods or Muggleborns.

Neville appeared to suffer from a degree of post-traumatic stress disorder, as the torture of a spider via the cruciatus curse by Barty Crouch Junior in disguise as Alastor Moody was enough to cause him a severe anxiety attack. This was likely due to his own experience with his parents being subjected to the curse's worst possible outcome: the onset of permanent and complete insanity. This familiarity of what the Cruciatus Curse could do in skilled enough hands was more than enough to terrify him.

"*Neville, who had emerged from nowhere brandishing armfuls of Venomous Tentacula, which looped itself happily around the nearest Death Eater and began reeling him in.*"
— Neville fighting against the Death Eaters

With the support of his friends, the encouragement of Professor Lupin to face his fears, and the motivation of knowing his parents' torturers were on the loose, Neville became braver, more self-assured, and dedicated to the fight against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. This was proven by his participation in many battles and his revival of the D.A. in the face of threats and torture at the hands of the Carrows in his seventh year.

Throughout the trials he faced over his seven years at Hogwarts, Neville blossomed from a timid, self-deprecating, and generally nervous student into a stalwart soldier possessed of an ironclad will, courage of outstanding merit, and a nobility of spirit, despite still having a comical and shy but at the same time courageous and fierce personality. In many ways, Neville's transformation allowed him to change from a scaredy-cat into a lordly lion, becoming a ferocious defender of his fellow students during Voldemort's reign. Suffice it to say, Neville's appointment to Gryffindor House was well-deserved.

## Magical Abilities and Skills

"*Apparently, Professor Sprout told Professor Moody I'm really good at Herbology.*"
— Neville's talent in Herbology

Neville was not an academically strong student in his early years, often requiring Hermione's help in class and with school-work. However (as confirmed by McGonagall), part of this was likely caused by his use of another's wand, poor self-esteem, and anxiety caused by the incessant bullying from many of his peers and Snape. When he found both courage and self-confidence in his later years, Neville's magical skills as a wizard grew and he proved to be a powerful wizard in his own right.

* **Herbology**: As confirmed by Professor Sprout, who taught Herbology at Hogwarts, Neville was particularly gifted at Herbology, with him seemingly being on part with Hermione Granger in this subject. In his first year, Neville's Herbology score was so good that it even compensated for his abysmal Potions grade, and he was the fastest worker in class: in 1996, he was the first to extract a pod from a Snargaluff plant. He later scored an "Outstanding" on his O.W.L. exam, helped Professor Sprout with organising the defences around Hogwarts with Devil's Snare, employed Mandrakes into the Battle of Hogwarts to attack the Death Eaters, and even worked as the Hogwarts Professor of this subject himself after the Second Wizarding War. Neville's skills in Herbology would later serve him well in his brief career as an Auror. Neville would improve his already considerable skills in the field to the extent that he was eventually hired on as the new Herbology professor at Hogwarts, succeeding his mentor, Pomona Sprout.

"*He was improving so fast it was quite unnerving.*"
— Harry Potter regarding Neville's performance in the D.A.

* **Defence Against the Dark Arts**: Once properly motivated by Harry Potter during Dumbledore's Army meetings, and made more confident, Neville proved to be proficient in Defence Against the Dark Arts. Indeed, Neville even achieved an "Exceeds Expectations" on his O.W.L. exam. This allowed him to advance to N.E.W.T.-level. Neville's talent with defensive spells and counter-curses was also proven in the Second Wizarding War (which he survived), as well as his brief post-war work as an Auror.
* **Duelling**: Neville proved to be a surprisingly skilled and competent duellist after gaining the required confidence and motivation from his time in Dumbledore's Army: he survived both the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower without any serious injuries, and in the former, was notably one of the last people - along with Harry Potter and Felicity Black - left standing until the Order of the Phoenix arrived to rescue them. During the Battle of Hogwarts he defeated Rabastan Lestrange, along with Ron and was one of the survivors. It was also highly likely that, due to his hands-on experience from serving as Auror, Neville's skills in martial magic later increased considerably even further.

"*I see that you have an 'Exceeds Expectations' in Charms however - why not try for a N.E.W.T. in Charms?*"
— Minerva McGonagall acknowledging Neville's skill in the field of charms

* **Charms**: Neville proved to be proficient in charm-work. He earned an "Exceeds Expectations" in the subject on his O.W.L. exam and progressed to N.E.W.T.-level. Apart from Hermione, he mastered the Shield Charm more quickly than anyone in Dumbledore's Army. He could also effectively perform simpler charms, such as the Locking Spell, and the Banishing Charm (though his aim was initially imperfect with this spell). Neville could even produce a non-corporeal Patronus Charm, proving of his superior magical ability given the immense difficult required with casting such an advanced and powerful protective charm. It was likely that he eventually managed to produce a full, corporeal Patronus, and also improved his general Charms work during his work as an Auror.
* **Transfiguration**: Though not excellent in this subject, Professor McGonagall stated that Neville's work only lacked confidence. With that said, Neville managed to score an "Acceptable" on his Transfiguration O.W.L. However, he was unable to continue into the N.E.W.T.-level. However, it was likely that Neville's skills in the subject improved to some extend after serving as an Auror, given how Transfiguration is commonly used in the job, and therefore he would have had more experience using it.
* **Leadership Skills**: During the 1997-1998 School Year, Neville co-led Dumbledore's Army alongside Flick, Ginny and Luna. His leadership provided to be so efficient, that the Death Eaters were forced to resort to attempting to control Neville through his grandmother, and he was forced to go into hiding in the Room of Requirement. Neville's leadership skills would later aid him in his career as the Herbology Professor at Hogwarts in his later life.
* **Resourcefulness**: Neville was quite resourceful during a serious situation as during the 1997-1998 School Year, he was able to use the Room of Requirement as a hideout for himself when the Carrows cornered him and later for the other members of Dumbledore's Army. He was also knowledgeable enough to use it in a way to prevent Snape and the Carrows from entering the room which ensured that they were safe until the Battle of Hogwarts.
* **Teaching Skills**: Neville developed good teaching skills as he grew older as he took over leading Dumbledore's Army alongside Flick, Ginny and Luna while Harry, Ron and Hermione were hunting for Voldemort's Horcruxes and presumably continued Harry's teaching of defensive spells alongside standing up to the Carrows and Snape. Later on in life, he was eventually given a teaching position in the Herbology department at Hogwarts, and eventually succeeded his mentor Pomona Sprout as the main Herbology professor, suggesting that his teaching skills had improved by then.
* **Indomitable Willpower**: Despite his early lack of self confidence and difficulties with the bullying from Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape and most of the Slytherin students, Neville was shown to have quite a strong willpower and an unbreakable spirit. This was first shown at the end of his first year, when he stood up to the quartet and attempted to prevent them from sneaking out to the Underground Chambers as he didn't want to risk losing any more House points due to their disobedience. This courage grew as he gained self confidence over time. Later, during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries he was one of the last people standing - alongside Harry and Flick - before the Order of the Phoenix arrived to rescue them. He again showed his indomitable willpower when the Death Eaters took control of Hogwarts, standing up to the Carrows and Snape (unaware that Snape was secretly still on their side) along with reforming Dumbledore's Army, despite the torturous punishments he and many of the students received for opposing the Death Eaters regime.

## Possessions

* **First Wand**: Neville's first wand was inherited from his father, Frank Longbottom. Its length, wood, and core material were unknown, and it was destroyed by Antonin Dolohov during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
* **Second Wand**: Neville's second wand was 13" long, made of cherry wood, and had a unicorn hair core. This wand was manufactured by Garrick Ollivander sometime in or before 1996, and purchased from his wand shop Ollivanders in Diagon Alley.
* **Bedroom**: Neville's bedroom was located in Augusta Longbottom's house. Augusta once joked that he had been given enough wrappers by his mother to paper his bedroom.
* **Trevor**: Trevor was Neville's pet toad. He was given to Neville by his Great-Uncle Algie upon Neville's gaining admission to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
* **Remembrall**: Neville was gifted one of these by his grandmother for the 1991-1992 School Year, in an attempt to help him remember things, to counter his frequent absent-mindedness. His Remembrall would turn red in colour whenever he forgot something; the only trouble being, he could often not remember what he had even forgotten.
* **Mimbulus Mimbletonia**: Neville was gifted a pot of this very rare magical plant for his birthday before the start of the 1995-1996 School Year, due to his love and talent for Herbology. He was skilled in caring for this plant, and had knowledge of its species, including its Stinksap.
* ***Magical Mediterranean Water-Plants and Their Properties***: Neville was gifted a copy of this Herbology book by Professor Bartemius Crouch Junior (then disguised as Alastor Moody) in 1994, in an attempt for him to inform Harry Potter about Gillyweed for the Triwizard Tournament.
* ***Winogrand's Wondrous Water Plants***: Neville owned a copy of this Herbology book, at least since 1994, and kept it with him while hiding in the Room of Requirement in 1998 with Dumbledore's Army.
* **Pointed Purple Crystal**: Neville purchased one of these supposedly protective items during the 1992-1993 School Year, when the Chamber of Secrets was re-opened, to protect himself from the "monster" within that was attacking Muggleborn students. It was most likely completely useless and would have been of little utility to Neville, given that his status was a Pureblood made him an unlikely target. When this was pointed out to him, he replied that Mrs Norris had also been a victim and believed that his (perceived) lack of ability made him little better than a Squib.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Parents

**Augusta Longbottom**: "*What's this? Haven't you told your friends about your parents, Neville? Well, it's nothing to be ashamed of! You should be proud, Neville, proud! They didn't give their health and their sanity so their only son would be ashamed of them, you know!*"
**Neville Longbottom**: "*I'm not ashamed.*"
**Augusta Longbottom**: "*Well, you've got a funny way of showing it!*"
— Augusta telling Neville to be proud of his parents

As Neville's parents, Alice and Frank Longbottom, had been permanent residents of St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries since Neville's infancy, he never knew them as the popular and talented Aurors they were reputed to be. Nevertheless, he held them in high esteem, much like his friend Harry looked up to the parents he never knew.

Neville regularly visited his parents at St Mungo's with his grandmother, where he tried to speak to them and brought them sweets, keeping the wrappers his mother handed back to him, even when his grandmother told him to throw them in the bin. Their torture clearly haunted him, as he was badly shaken by seeing the Cruciatus Curse demonstrated on a spider in his fourth year.

When the Lestranges escaped from Azkaban in 1996, Neville did not discuss it, but he became very dedicated to his training in Dumbledore's Army. During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, he was taunted about his parents by Bellatrix Lestrange, who also briefly subjected him to the Cruciatus Curse, but Neville remained defiant. Neville would later carry on their legacy as a resistance fighter against Voldemort's regime at Hogwarts, and later in his brief career as an Auror.

#### Augusta Longbottom

**Augusta Longbottom**: "*Have you seen my grandson?*"
**Harry Potter**: "*He's fighting.*"
**Augusta Longbottom**: "*Naturally. Excuse me, I must go and assist him.*"
— Augusta during the Battle of Hogwarts

Neville was raised by his grandmother, Augusta Longbottom, after his parents were tortured to the point of insanity when he was an infant. This was pivotal in the development of his personality, as his grandmother often expressed her disappointment with her grandson's seeming lack of magical ability, and what she considered his inability to live up to his parents' skills. By Minerva McGonagall's claim, however, Augusta should be proud of the grandson she has, as opposed to the one she wants.

When Neville was a child, his grandmother, as well as some of his other relatives, feared that he might have been a Squib. However, when Neville showed great bravery and heroism during the Second Wizarding War, his grandmother was clearly very proud of him. She came to Hogwarts during the final battle and ran off to assist him in fighting Death Eaters.

#### Uncle Algie

"*My Great-Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off my guard and force some magic out of me - he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned -*"
— Neville talking about Uncle Algie to his fellow Gryffindors

Neville appeared to be fairly close to his great-uncle Algie, who tried to "scare" magic into him when he was younger; he once accidentally dropped Neville out of a window while reaching for a meringue, and when Neville bounced, his family was pleased to discover that he was not, in fact, a Squib. Algie later rewarded him with his pet toad Trevor for getting into Hogwarts. Algie and Neville appear to have shared an interest in Herbology, as Algie gave Neville his very rare Mimbulus Mimbletonia plant, which at one point was the password to the Gryffindor Common Room. However, as Algie was willing to risk Neville's life to reveal his magic, such as pushing him into a lake and dangling him from a window, Algie more than likely cares for Neville's magic more than the boy himself.

#### Felicity Black

[met on the hogwarts express. encouraged him to stand up to the slytherins. in 1994 Flick saw hos distressed neville had become after the unforgivable curses lesson and wanted to see how he was doing. told Flick about his parents and she promised not to tell anyone

just friends during hogwarts, because Flick was in a relationship with fred, though they did go to slughorn's christmas party together. Flick was the only one willing to partner up with neville during dumbledore's army meetings, until he had proved himself. they have always been good friends. when Flick duelled bellatrix during the battle at the department of mysteries she overpowered bellatrix while claiming it was "for neville's parents!".

they co-lead dumbledore's army during deathly hallows and neville seemed over joyed when it was discovered that Flick was actually alive

fought together in the battle of the department of mysteries, battle of the astronomy tower, battle of hogwarts]

### Trevor

**Neville Longbottom**: "*Sorry, but have you seen a toad at all? I've lost him! He keeps getting away from me!*"
**Felicity Black**: "*I'm sure he will turn up.*"
**Neville Longbottom**: "*Yes. Well, if you see him...*"
— Neville asking Harry Potter, Flick Black and Ron Weasley if they had seen Trevor on the Hogwarts Express

Trevor was Neville's pet toad. He was given to Neville by his Uncle Algie upon Neville's gaining admission to Hogwarts. Neville often lost Trevor, as he did the first time he rode the Hogwarts Express and Hermione Granger met Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Flick Black as she helped him search. In Neville's third year, Professor Snape made him test his Shrinking Solution on the toad; though Neville's dubious potion-making skills could have resulted in the toad's death, Trevor was successfully transformed into a tadpole, much to the Gryffindors' delight.

At some point, Trevor escaped into the Hogwarts Lake. Both pet and owner felt a sense of relief.

### Harry Potter

"*Neville speaks most highly of you.*"
— Augusta Longbottom regarding Neville's high regard of Harry

Neville first met Harry Potter in 1991, while Neville was looking for his toad, Trevor, on the Hogwarts Express. They became classmates and roommates after they were both sorted into Gryffindor, and came to be good friends over the years. In 1994, Harry learned that Neville's parents were tortured into insanity by Barty Crouch Jr., Bellatrixx, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange. Harry felt that Neville was far more deserving of pity than he was, though he promised Dumbledore not to tell anyone what he knew, as it was Neville's decision whether or not to reveal his past to his friends.

In their fifth year, Neville became a member of Dumbledore's Army, an organisation led by Harry to oppose Dolores Umbridge and learn practical defensive magic. After the Lestranges escaped from Azkaban that same year, Neville resolved to become stronger and try to honour his parents' reputations as excellent Aurors. True to his word, Neville fought alongside Harry at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and saved Harry's life from Walden Macnair when Macnair attempted to strangle Harry. When Harry was crying over the death of Sirius Black, Neville did not question nor protest Harry's friendship with an alleged criminal and mass murderer, instead consoling him for his godfather's demise.

In 1996, Harry refused to allow Romilda Vane to insult Neville, Flick and Luna Lovegood, stating that they were his real friends, and the only ones who had fought alongside Ron, Ginny, Hermione, and himself at the Department of Mysteries. At the end of the year, Neville and Harry both fought in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and attended Dumbledore's funeral.

**Harry Potter**: "*You're worth twelve of Malfoy. The Sorting Hat chose you for Gryffindor, didn't it? And where's Malfoy? In stinking Slytherin.*"
**Neville Longbottom**: "*Thanks, Harry... I think I'll go to bed... d'you want the card, you collect them, don't you?*"
— Harry consoling Neville in their first year

The next year, while Harry, Ron and Hermione left Hogwarts to search for Voldemort's Horcruxes Neville, along with Flick, Ginny and Luna, led Dumbledore's Army in maintaining a steady level of opposition against Alecto and Amycus Carrow, two Death Eaters who had been appointed deputy Headmaster and Headmistress of Hogwarts under Severus Snape. Neville would later state that the hope Harry inspired in standing up to his enemies drove Neville to do the same. Neville and Harry fought together in the Battle of Hogwarts, where Harry realised that Neville was one of his closest friends and one of the few people he would like to see once again before he dies in the forest.

Neville and Harry remained in contact after the end of the Second Wizarding War and Harry made Neville the godfather of his son Albus, showing their good friendship. Harry's children were later taught by Neville, who had been appointed Herbology professor at Hogwarts.

### Hermione Granger

**Phineas Niegllus Black**: "*Exactly what claim did my great-great-great granddaughter and that Weasley girl have upon it? They deserved their punishment, as did the idiot Longbottom and the Lovegood oddity!*"
**Hermione Granger**: "*Neville is not an idiot and Luna is not an oddity!*"
— Hermione Granger defending Neville and Luna to the portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black

Neville met Hermione Granger on the Hogwarts Express when she helped him find Trevor, his toad. During their years at Hogwarts, they became closer as Hermione encouraged him to stand up for himself when Draco Malfoy and his friends played pranks on him, or made jokes at his expense.

Because of his lack of confidence in classes, Neville frequently made mistakes, and Hermione usually came to his assistance, often whispering instructions in his ear. Because Hermione had "*always been so nice*," Neville plucked up the courage to ask her to the Yule Ball in 1994, though she had already accepted the offer of Viktor Krum.

Neville and Hermione became members of Dumbledore's Army in 1995, during their fifth year at Hogwarts, and fought together at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, as well as in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997. When the quartet returned to Hogwarts in 1998 just before the Battle of Hogwarts, it was Neville who greeted them enthusiastically, and who first expressed a willingness to help them in any way possible and to fight the incoming Death Eater army.

After the Second Wizarding War, the two best friends remained in contact throughout the years.

### Ron Weasley

"*Blimey, Neville, there's a time and a place for getting a smart mouth!*"
— Ron to Neville after Neville explains how he received injuries at the hands of the Carrows

Neville met Ron Weasley on the Hogwarts Express at the start of their first year. As both were sorted into Gryffindor, they became roommates. Over time, Neville became good friends with Ron, who, like Hermione, Flick and Harry, encouraged Neville not to let the Slytherins get to him.

Ron, Hermione, and Ginny all learned about Neville's parents during their fifth year at Hogwarts, and were shocked to learn that the good-natured, clumsy boy was carrying such a dark secret. Ron and Neville both became members of Dumbledore's Army in 1995, in order to oppose Professor Umbridge and learn to fight the Death Eaters. They fought alongside one another at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower. Neville greeted Ron, Harry, Flick and Hermione enthusiastically when they returned to Hogwarts in 1998, and they all fought against Voldemort's forces in the Battle of Hogwarts. During the battle, Neville and Ron defeated Rabastan Lestrange together protecting each other, after the battle they remained as best friends and they regularly see each other.

### Ginny Weasley

After asking Hermione to the Yule Ball in his fourth year and being turned down because she had already agreed to attend with Viktor Krum, Neville asked Ginny Weasley. She agreed to go with him as a friend, being too young to attend otherwise.

The two continued to be friendly afterwards, and Ginny, like Harry, Flick, Hermione and Ron, encouraged Neville to be more confident. She and Luna Lovegood were co-leaders of the re-formed Dumbledore's Army along with Neville when Snape and the Carrows controlled Hogwarts. Ginny and Neville also fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle of Hogwarts.

After the war, Ginny and Neville remained in contact, and they remained close friends, with Ginny naming Neville godfather to her son Albus Rubeus Potter and being on friendly terms with her other son, James Sirius Potter.

### Luna Lovegood

**Luna Lovegood**: "*And I don't know who you are.*"
**Neville**: "*I'm nobody.*"
**Ginny Weasley**: "*No, you're not. Neville Longbottom - Luna Lovegood...*"
— Ginny Weasley introduces Neville and Luna

Neville and Luna, a Ravenclaw student, first met on the Hogwarts Express, in 1995. Neville found Luna a bit "*odd*," as she believed in the existence of strange, mythical creatures, had a tendency to read magazines upside down, and wore earrings that appeared to be made of radishes. Luna, like Harry and Neville, had the ability to see Thestrals, as they had all seen someone die.

Spacey as Luna seemed, she fought alongside Neville at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle of Hogwarts. At some point they became very close friends. During Neville's last year at Hogwarts, he, Luna, Flick and Ginny, re-formed and co-led Dumbledore's Army in order to oppose the Carrows. Neville seems to have a place in his heart for Luna, they also remained close friends in later life. It seemed that Luna was always glad when Neville, Ginny, Hermione, Flick, Ron, and Harry were close by, proved when Harry, Ron and Hermione visited Luna's father, Xenophilius Lovegood, and saw Luna's room with their painting on her bedroom ceiling connected with gold letters spelling "*friends*."

### Draco Malfoy

"*Longbottom, if brains were gold you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something.*"
— Draco Malfoy's opinion of Neville

Initially shy and clumsy, Neville regularly found himself on the receiving end of insults from Draco and his gang, and was often the butt of their jokes and pranks - a fact which served only to make Neville clumsier and less confident. When encouraged by Hermione, Flick, Ron and Harry to stand up for himself, Neville replied with "*how I can barely stand at all*" but, despite this previous mind set, Neville grew to be someone who was much more difficult to bully by his later years at Hogwarts.

He started resisting against not only the Slytherin students, but also the Carrows and Severus Snape.

### Dumbledore's Army

"*I liked the D.A.! I learned* loads *with you!*"
— Neville to Harry Potter on D.A. meetings

Dumbledore's Army was an organisation led by Harry Potter that sought not only to undermine the dictatorial authority of Dolores Umbridge, but to offer students a means of learning the practical defensive magic Umbridge denied them in their actual Defence Against the Dark Arts class. Neville became a member at the time of its formation in 1995, and this marked something of a turning point both in terms of Neville's relationships with other Hogwarts students, and in terms of his magical ability beyond Herbology. As the D.A.'s practice progressed throughout the course of the year, Neville showed marked improvement in his ability to disarm and stun, as well as perform the Impediment Jinx and Reductor Curse, among others.

When several Death Eaters escaped from Azkaban in early 1996, all of the D.A. pushed themselves to improve their duelling abilities, but none more than Neville, as three of the escapees had taken part in torturing his parents into insanity.

While training with the D.A. equipped Neville to face the Death Eaters in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the sense of camaraderie Neville enjoyed with them made him one of only three members (along with Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood) to answer Ron, Flick and Hermione's call leading up to the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.

Neville, Flick, Ginny and Luna co-led the D.A. in 1997, when it was re-formed to oppose the reign of Severus Snape, Alecto Carrow, and Amycus Carrow at Hogwarts. Most of the former members reunited and spent ample time hiding in the Room of Requirement, awaiting the return of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They were quick to mobilise against the invading Death Eaters, with Neville at their lead, while Harry, Ron, Flick, and Hermione were searching for Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem.

### Bellatrix Lestrange

**Bellatrix**: "*Longbottom? Why, I have had the pleasure of meeting your parents, boy...*"
**Neville**: "*I DOE YOU HAB!*"
— Bellatrix taunting Neville during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries

Bellatrix Lestrange led fellow Death Eaters Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr. in the torture of Neville's parents by means of the Cruciatus Curse, leaving them permanently incapacitated in St Mungo's. When Bellatrix escaped from Azkaban in 1996, Neville was heavily affected.

His performance in Dumbledore's Army increased to the point where he managed to master the Shield Charm before everyone but Hermione. When he went to the Ministry of Magic later that year, Bellatrix taunted him about his parents and went to attack him when Flick intervened on his behalf. Neville also saw Bellatrix murder Sirius Black, and expressed his condolences to Harry. Neville met Bellatrix again in 1998, during the Battle of Hogwarts, where she was eventually killed in a duel by Molly Weasley.

### Severus Snape

"*Tell me, boy, does anything penetrate that thick skull of yours? Didn't you hear me say, quite clearly, that only one rat spleen was needed? Didn't I state plainly that a dash of leech juice would suffice? What do I have to do to make you understand, Longbottom?*"
— Snape tormenting Neville

During his years at school, Neville was terrified of Professor Severus Snape, and the poor boy managed to earn the Potions Master's ire in almost every lesson. Snape regularly and unnecessarily targeted Neville with verbal taunts, threats, sarcasm, and malice, which put an extremely nervous Neville even more on edge. Snape went so far as to feed a few drops of Neville's Shrinking Solution to Neville's pet, Trevor, so as to humiliate him for doing badly on the potion and almost kill Neville's toad. Thanks to Hermione, Neville was able to fix his potion so that his toad wasn't harmed.

Neville admitted in 1993 that Snape scared him more than anything else in the world, and was the form his boggart took. When Professor Lupin asked the Defence Against the Dark Arts class what frightened them the most, Neville at first mumbled inaudible; when Professor Lupin asked Neville to say it clearly, Neville (after wildly looking around) whispered "*Professor Snape*." Nearly everyone laughed at that, and then Professor Lupin replied thoughtfully, "*Professor Snape*."

When he sat his Potions O.W.L. in 1996, Harry noted that Neville looked happier than usual without Snape around. Neville also co-led the second Dumbledore's Army and wrote slogans on the walls, in order to oppose Snape and the Carrows. Snape was killed by Nagini during the Battle of Hogwarts. Though Neville was present when Harry informed Voldemort of Snape's true allegiance, it is unknown how Neville reacted. It is possible Snape hated Neville so much because if Voldemort had chosen to go after him rather than Harry, Lily would still be alive. (Which, if true, is super messed up, because then he's mad at a child because he didn't die as a baby.)

### Albus Dumbledore

"*There are all kinds of courage. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr Neville Longbottom.*"
— Albus Dumbledore rewarding Neville's bravery

Neville thought Albus Dumbledore was the greatest wizard of all time. He met Dumbledore in 1991, when he was the Headmaster of Hogwarts. At the end of Neville's first year, Dumbledore awarded Gryffindor the ten points they needed to win the House Cup because Neville had the courage to try and stop Harry, Hermione, Flick and Ron from leaving Gryffindor Tower after hours. Dumbledore also knew about Neville's parents, and told Harry not to say anything, leaving Neville the right to choose when he revealed his past to his friends.

Dumbledore and Neville also fought together at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, where Dumbledore was killed by Severus Snape. Neville was devastated by his death. Neville despised Professor Dolores Umbridge, the Ministry-appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor for the 1995-1996 School Year. Like nearly everyone else at Hogwarts, with the possible exception of some of the Slytherin students and Argus Filch, Neville hated Umbridge for her sadistic punishments and attempts to control the school. He became a member of Dumbledore's Army partially in order to oppose her. Umbridge left the school in 1996 after paying the price for verbally assaulting a herd of centaurs and attempting to flee; she was discovered by Peeves, who led the students in chasing her away from the school.

Death Eaters Alecto and Amycus Carrow were appointed Professors at Hogwarts in 1997, after Dumbledore's death. Amycus taught Defence Against the Dark Arts, which he changed to the Dark Arts, and Alecto taught Muggle Studies with an obvious anti-Muggle slant. Amycus and Alecto liked to punish the students with the use of torture, and ordered students to practice the Cruciatus Curse on other students who had been detained. Neville helped re-form Dumbledore's Army, along with Flick, Ginny and Luna, and maintained a steady opposition against the Carrows throughout the course of the year. In an attempt to control Neville, John Dawlish was sent to take Neville's grandmother hostage; unfortunately for Dawlish, the tenacious Augusta Longbottom fought back, apparently putting Dawlish in St Mungo's and going on the run. As the Carrows no longer had hope of finding any real leverage to use against Neville, and had no reason not to simply kill him, Neville went into hiding in the Room of Requirement, where he was soon joined by a number of other Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students who saw fit to do the same.

### Hogwarts Staff

"*It's high time your grandmother learned to be proud of the grandson she's got, rather than the one she thinks she ought to have - particularly after what happened at the Ministry.*"
— Minerva praising Neville's abilities

Minerva McGonagall was Neville's Head of House and Transfiguration Professor during his years at Hogwarts. She often scolded Neville for his clumsiness and incompetence, though it was more likely his lack of confidence that frustrated her. McGonagall knew that Neville was capable of more than he seemed and saw that he was actually brave, and thus encouraged him to work to his potential. She was also a friend of Neville's grandmother, and he known his parents in their days as Aurors. Neville and McGonagall both fought in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts, and both survived the war. Years after the war, Neville was given the position of Herbology Professor at Hogwarts, although it is unknown if McGonagall was still teaching there.

Professor Sprout was Neville's Herbology Professor, and as Neville proved to be quite adept at Herbology, possibly the best in the year, she was undoubtedly the Professor he got along with best. At one point, Sprout even spoke of Neville's strength in the subject to Barty Crouch Jr., while he was disguised as Professor Moody. Neville helped Sprout use Devil's Snare, Mandrakes, Venomous Tentacula, and Snargaluff pods to attack the Death Eaters during the Battle of Hogwarts, and they both survived the war. It is likely that Sprout had retired by the time Neville was appointed the new Herbology Professor, though they may have taught the class together.

### Bartemius Crouch Junior

"*It's all right, sonny. Why don't you come up to my office? Come on... we can have a cup of tea...*"
— Barty Crouch (as Alastor Moody) pretending to comfort Neville after showing him the Cruciatus Curse

Barty Crouch Junior was also involved in the torture of Neville's parents by means of the Cruciatus Curse. During Neville's fourth year, Barty impersonated Alastor Moody and served as Neville's Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor.

During his first lesson with the fourth years, Barty (as Moody) took notice of Neville's name on the class register. He then demonstrated the three Unforgivable Curses on spiders, including the Cruciatus Curse, which left Neville deeply shaken. "Moody" afterwards had tea with Neville and gave him a book about Herbology, seemingly out of comfort and support, although it was later revealed that he had only done so to give Harry a clue about the Triwizard Tournament's second task. It is unknown how Neville reacted upon learning the truth about his D.A.D.A. teacher. Barty Crouch was given the Dementor's Kiss in 1995 after having been exposed, losing his soul.