32 Facts About Neville Longbottom

Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in JK Rowling's Harry Potter book series.

Neville Longbottom is described as a round-faced Gryffindor student in the central character Harry Potter's year.

Neville Longbottom is instrumental in the downfall of Lord Voldemort and eventually destroys the final Horcrux, which allows Harry to defeat The Dark Lord once and for all.

Neville Longbottom is portrayed in the film adaptations by Matthew Lewis.

Neville Longbottom is one of Harry's strongest supporters over the course of the series, and becomes close friends with Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Luna as well.

Neville Longbottom plays a significant part in the two final books and the fight against Lord Voldemort, destroying the final Horcrux, Nagini, with the Sword of Gryffindor.

The Sword appearing for Neville Longbottom in his time of need is Neville Longbottom's justification that he is a true Gryffindor, as he had always doubted his placement in the house since the beginning, wondering why he wasn't sorted into Hufflepuff.

Neville Longbottom first appears in Philosopher's Stone before the initial journey in the Hogwarts Express, in which he is seen being accompanied by his grandmother looking for his toad pet Trevor.

Neville Longbottom befriends Harry, Ron and Hermione, and takes part in some of the trio's first adventures.

Neville Longbottom makes one significant contribution in his first year at Hogwarts: by attempting to stand up to the trio when he sees them about to break the rules and possibly do more harm to Gryffindor house, he earns the respect of Albus Dumbledore.

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, despite being a Pure-blood wizard, Neville Longbottom fears that Slytherin's monster will attack him because he is "almost a Squib", as he is a poorly skilled student.

However, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Remus Lupin is one of the first to help Neville Longbottom develop his true power by asking him to confront and defeat a Boggart, which Neville Longbottom successfully does.

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it is revealed that Neville Longbottom was raised by his grandmother because his parents were tortured to the point of insanity by Barty Crouch, Jr.

Neville Longbottom invites Hermione to the Yule Ball but is declined, so Neville is accompanied by Ginny at the Ball instead.

Neville Longbottom receives far greater characterisation than he has in the past, with Harry, and thus the reader, coming to understand him on a deeper level, beginning when Harry's friends see the state of Neville's parents at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

Neville Longbottom receives a new wand in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as the old one, which was actually his father's, was broken during the struggle with Death Eaters in the previous book.

Together with Ginny and Luna, Neville Longbottom reactivates Dumbledore's Army, stepping into the leadership position in Harry's absence and helping students who were tormented under the new regime.

Neville Longbottom reveals that the Carrows beat him and that the Death Eaters targeted his grandmother when Neville Longbottom was acting up at school.

Neville Longbottom goes into hiding in the Room of Requirement, which he shows an incredible ability to control.

Neville Longbottom later helps Oliver Wood carry the body of Colin Creevey.

When Voldemort returns with Harry's apparently lifeless body, Neville Longbottom defies him, and decapitates Nagini with the Sword of Godric Gryffindor, thus destroying the final Horcrux and making Voldemort mortal .

Neville Longbottom has been played by Matthew Lewis in all of the Harry Potter films to date.

Lewis' portrayal of Neville Longbottom has been "clowned up", as he wears yellow and crooked false teeth, two-sizes-too-big shoes and has plastic bits placed behind his ears in order to make them stick out more.

When Scorpius returns to his own time, he learns that Diggory's only significant act as a Death Eater was to murder Neville Longbottom, who was considered unimportant; but Neville Longbottom's absence from the Battle of Hogwarts results in a timeline where Harry was killed, Voldemort conquered the wizarding world, and Albus no longer exists.

For most of the first part of the series, Neville Longbottom is described as lacking self-confidence and being shy.

However, since the first book Neville Longbottom has displayed great courage, a feature that is recognised by Dumbledore for standing up to his own friends, and valued by Rowling above all other virtues.

Neville Longbottom's family is relieved, therefore, when he receives his letter inviting him to Hogwarts.

In Half-Blood Prince, Neville Longbottom receives a new wand made of cherry wood and unicorn hair, as his previous wand was destroyed while fighting Death Eaters in Order of the Phoenix.

Early on, it is established that Neville Longbottom is terrified of his grandmother, who is a very strict disciplinarian, a perfectionist, and a no-nonsense witch, especially towards Neville Longbottom, and sometimes complains of his lack of talent.

Neville Longbottom appears to want Neville to follow his father's example, regardless of his desires or suitability.

When we first meet him at Hogwarts, Neville Longbottom is a shy introvert who is simply not that good at magic.

Whereas Neville Longbottom was kind of the hero that no one expected to be a hero, but still came out the other side being exactly that.