Naomi Longbottom

**Naomi Emerson Longbottom** (née **Smith**) (b. 16 February, 1960) was a pure-blood witch, an Auror who worked for the Ministry of Magic during Lord Voldemort's first rise to power. Naomi and her husband Jacob Longbottom, were also members of the original Order of the Phoenix and fought against Voldemort and his Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War.

At the end of the war in 1980, when their son Neville was only an infant, Naomi and Jacob were tortured into insanity by a group of Death Eaters. She and her husband were subsequently placed in the Janus Thickey Ward for irrevocable spell damage at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, where they were residing until at least January 1996.

However, when Voldemort was finally defeated in 1998 by Harry Potter, Severus created a potion and healed Naomi and Jacob, allowing them to regain custody of Neville. Two years after she and Jacob were released from St. Mungo's, Neville's wife, Aurora, gave birth to two children, Sierra Pikeman and Owen Longbottom, making Naomi a grandmother.

## Biography

### Early life

Little is known about Naomi's early life. She may have attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. During her education, she must have achieved at least five N.E.W.T.s, of 'Exceeds Expectations' or higher. At some point, Naomi married Jacob Longbottom.

### First Wizarding War (1970s-1980)

"*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
After graduating, Naomi became a well-respected Auror, as did her husband. At the time, Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters were growing increasingly powerful. In response to this Naomi and Jacob joined the original Order of the Phoenix to oppose them. The Order was a secret society established by Albus Dumbledore in order to contain the present threat. It can be assumed that Naomi and her husband played a vital role in the Order. In time, Jacob and Naomi earned the 'wrath' of Emberly Comet by virtue of the fact that they were very efficient, and were responsible for a lot of captures, arrests and imprisonments of their Death Eater enemies throughout the First Wizarding War. Naomi gave birth to their only child, Neville, on 30 July 1980. Moments after his birth, Neville was able to magically adjust his blankets so that he was swaddled more snugly, but no one witnessed this remarkable feat. The midwife who attended the birth assumed that Jacob had tucked the newborn boy in more tightly.
As Aurors and Order members, Naomi and Jacob defied Lord Voldemort himself three times. This made their son one of the two young infants who was the possible subject of a prophecy made by Sybill Trelawney about the person who could defeat the Dark Lord. The other infant was Harry Potter, son of Order members James and Liliana Potter. Trelawney's prediction was overheard by Death Eater Regulus Black who informed Voldemort. The Dark Lord targeted Harry, perhaps because he was also a pure-blood, and was defeated for the first time on 31 October, 1980.
### incapacitation (1980-1998)

*Main article: Attack on Jacob and Naomi Longbottom*
**Augusta Longbottom**: " *Again? Very well, Naomi dear, very well — Neville, take it, whatever it is… Very nice, dear*"
**Neville Longbottom**: "*Thanks, Mum.*"
— Naomi gives her son a gum wrapper
Shortly afterward, Naomi and Jacob were attacked by Death Eaters Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange, and Bartemius Crouch Jnr, as a ruse to prevent their cover from being blown. They were captured and tortured extensively with the Cruciatus Curse, and although the Death Eaters were caught and sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban for their crimes, their victims were thought never recover. Naomi was deemed insane, and lost her capability to function in society. She and Jacob were placed in the permanent ward of St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, where they would reside for the rest of their lives, not even being able to recognise their son. Right before they were arrested, Bella whispered to the fallen Auror, "I'm so sorry, Naomi," and a lone tear slid down the woman's cheek.

Because of Naomi's inability to care for her son, Neville was raised in the care of his grandmother, Augusta Longbottom, Jacob's mother. Neville regularly visits his parents for Christmas and other holidays. Though his parents do not overtly recognise Neville on these visits, Naomi customarily gives her son chewing gum wrappers, which he keeps. Neville was taunted about his parents' state by one of the Death Eaters during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

## Physical appearance

Naomi is a heart-faced woman with long auburn hair, and her son Neville resembles her quite strongly.

## Personality and traits

Naomi was a well-respected Auror and member of the original Order of the Phoenix. It is said that she and her husband were much beloved among the wizarding community. After they were tortured into insanity, Naomi was not able to specifically recognise her son, although she relates to Neville as someone she is fond of.

## Magical Abilities and skills

* **Magical mastery**: In addition to being a highly talented Auror, implying that she achieved the necessary grades in her O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s, Naomi was a valued member of the Order of the Phoenix and a highly competent witch. She successfully defied Lord Voldemort on three separate occasions and survived the actual war unscathed, only afterwards was she subjected to horrendous torture by Bellatrix Lestrange and her cohorts.
* **Auror skills**: Naomi was a highly respected Auror, and as such, a very accomplished and skilful witch. Along with her husband and Alastor Moody, she successfully rounded up many of the Dark Lord's followers throughout the latter's first rise to power. Despite her considerable ability, however, she was unable to fight off a group of some of the fiercest supporters of Lord Voldemort that targeted her and her husband shortly after Lord Voldemort's disappearance looking for information about the whereabouts of their fallen leader, who managed to capture them and subsequently tortured the couple to insanity by the Death Eaters, namely Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange, along with Barty Crouch Jnr.

## Relationships

### Longbottom family

"*Well, we'd better get back. Very nice to have met you all. Neville, put that wrapper in the bin, she must have given you enough of them to paper your bedroom by now.*"
— Neville's grandmother instructing Neville to throw away the wrapper his mother had given him

Naomi and her husband were Aurors and members of the first Order of the Phoenix. They had a son named Neville together. When Neville was only three months old, Naomi and Jacob were tortured to insanity by four Death Eaters. The Death Eaters were imprisoned for life in Azkaban, but and Naomi required permanent care at St Mungo's.

Neville was very sad about his parents, and visited them in the hospital, although they could not recognise him, he was also "quite proud" to be their son as he told Harry Potter in 1995. Augusta Longbottom, Naomi's mother-in-law, was also very sad. She too had a high opinion of them and was very proud when her grandson fought in several battles, like his parents, she even stated that he was finally starting to "*live up to his father at last.*"

### Order of the Phoenix

Other members of the Order of the Phoenix appeared to have had a good relationship with Jacob and Naomi during the First Wizarding War. Some of them, such as Alastor Moody, were very sad that the Longbottoms were tortured into insanity. Moody also stated that the Longbottoms would rather die, instead of what had happened to them. Most members of the order had been slaughtered by the end of the First Wizarding War, and only a few survived.