Post by nevillelongbottom on Nov 3, 2010 11:06:12 GMT 10
NEVILLE FRANK LONGBOTTOM
NAME ;; Neville Frank Longbottom
NICKNAMES ;; Most just call him Neville
AGE ;; Twenty years old
DATE OF BIRTH ;; 30th of July, 1980
BLOOD STATUS AND RACE ;; Pure-blood, Caucasian Human
YEAR ;; Graduated
HOUSE ;; Gryffindor Alumni
OCCUPATION ;; Auror
SEXUAL ORIENTATION ;; Heterosexual
PLAY-BY ;; Matthew Lewis
NEVILLE is ;;
--- SHY ;; Neville has had trouble talking to large groups or standing up for his beliefs ever since he was young. He dislikes to talk about his past, and doesn't talk much in general unless he has a good point to make. He doesn't enjoy being the center of attention and prefers to keep to the edge of large groups, though he's always eager to participate. Many believe that his shyness has something to do with the fact that his parents were driven insane by the Cruciatus curse, and he feels embarrassed to let others know that. This is somewhat true, though part of his personality has and will always be quiet and shy. Neville is not as withdrawn as he was in his younger years, though he still avoids long conversation if he can help it, and his friends don't really blame him. He has done is fair share to help Harry and the group, and has risked his life to help his friends. That makes up for the times he keeps quiet, some might agree.
--- BRAVE ;; Neville has grown to be brave, despite how many called him a coward when he was young. He has defied all odds and became a great wizard alongside Harry and the rest of his year. He was the first to volunteer for Dumbledore's Army and insisted to accompany Harry to the Department of Mysteries. When his parents were tortured in to insanity, he stood firm, despite the troubles that ran through his mind. His hard-to-please grandmother even admitted she found him much like his auror parents in his seventh year. That probably gave him quite the confidence boost, though he is no ego maniac. Neville knows the dangers surrounding what he does and he faces his fears for the sake of others. Some believe he would be good in Hufflepuff- he might have, though Gryffindor are more well known for bravery than anything else, and the Sorting Hat made no mistake putting him there.
--- NATURALIST ;; Ever since his first year, Neville failed to complete even the most simple of spells. The one class that he never failed to excel in was Herbology. He always had a green thumb, as Muggles say, and he enjoyed spending the time around plants and Professor Sprout's encouraging teaching. He has no trouble with helping things grow and is skilled in knowledge of most plants in the Wizarding World. His grandmother gifted him a Mimbulus Mimbletonia plant while he was at Hogwarts, and many students noticed its impressive growth. In the movies, he is shown to have told Harry about the water plant, Gillyweed, which helped him in the Triwizard Tournament. Though the books and movies differ, both make the fact clear that Neville is a true naturalist. In both, he is portrayed to become an Herbology professor after his short career as an auror.
NEVILLE'S patronus is a ;; Fox- a young one; his patronus is not mentioned in books or movies, but a fox would fit his personality- timid at times, but brave and clever when it wants to be.
NEVILLE'S boggart takes the form of ;; Severus Snape, mentioned in both the books and the movies. Snape had always went out of his way to intimidate Neville, and he strongly disliked his classes with the Professor.
NEVILLE adores ;; his friends, Herbology, Professor Sprout, Professor McGonagall, his toad Trevor, Dumbledore's Army, Hannah Abott, Luna Lovegood, plant life, his grandmother, his parents, Harry Potter
NEVILLE abhors ;; Professor Snape, Draco Malfoy, being bullied, disappointing people he cares about, feeling useless, Professor Umbridge, Transfiguration, messing things up, Bellatrix Lestrange, Lord Voldemort, the Carrows, anyone who's against Harry
Neville was born in late July to his parents, both aurors, Alice and Frank Longbottom. Being a pureblood, the odds are that he's related to other pureblood families- they are all intertwined somehow. Neville was one of two possible subjects of a prophecy made by Sybill Trelawney not long before his birth. It was, however, Harry Potter that Voldemort targeted, leaving Neville to a remotely normal life.
Somehow, a normal life was the least of Neville's worries. Shortly after the attack on Harry's family, Neville's parents were tortured in to insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange. She and her accomplices were sentenced to Azkaban and his parents were relocated to St. Mungos, where they still stay. He was then raised by his paternal grandmother, Augusta Longbottom.
Neville did not show signs of magic at first. His grandmother was concerned, and his great Uncle Algie took it in to his hands to drop him off the Blackpool Pier, where he nearly drowned, and later out of a window. This was when Neville bounced and therefore showed his first magical quality. When he was eleven, Neville even inherited his father's wand, which was snapped later in the battle over the Department of Mysteries.
He met Hermione first, when she agreed to help him look for his toad Trevor. He then met up with Harry and Ron, and though they thought he wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, he was still brave and loyal. Trevor was later recovered by Hagrid. His first year was somewhat eventful- he ended up trying to take on Crabbe and Goyle after Malfoy teased the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and even confronted a three headed dog named Fluffy while escaping Filch with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. The same year, he was given a Remembrall as a gift, and because of it his friend Harry became Gryffindor seeker.
In his second year, Neville was especially teased for his poor magic ability. He was unable to control most spells, or reproduce them simply. At Lockhart's Duelling Club, he was humiliated by Snape when volunteered to practice spell blocking. He was also worried that the basilisk would target him, saying "They went for Filch first. And everyone knows I'm almost a Squib.".
Neville was in the compartment with Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Lupin when the dementors stopped the Hogwarts Express. It was because of him that word got out that Harry had fainted. He felt guilty about this afterwards, though Harry wasn't too upset with him. Later that year he was the first to practice 'Ridikulus' on Lupin's boggart. It turned in to Professor Snape the moment it saw him, and was revealed to wear his grandmother's clothes later on. Sirius Black even managed to get in to the Gryffindor common room later that year due to Neville's careless mistake of leaving the passwords lying around- though it was later revealed that they had been stolen from his bedside table.
In his forth year, Neville had quite an experience with 'Professor Moody' who happened to be Barty Crouch Jr. under the wraps of Polyjuice potion. He was able to effectively describe the Cruciatus curse, for it was used on his parents. When Moody demonstrated the Imperius curse, it was said that Neville preformed quite impressive gymnastic skills that he normally couldn't have done.
During his fifth year, Neville really clashed with the new Professor Umbridge. He stood up for Harry the whole time his friend was tortured by the 'evil' teacher. He revealed that he and his grandmother strongly believed in Harry, and supported him. When the trio formed Dumbledore's army, Neville was the first to sign up. He became very good at disarming, even catching Harry off guard at times. Over Christmas break, the trio learned that Neville's parents were still alive in St. Mungos, and when the mass breakout from Azkaban occurred, Neville worked harder than ever to perfect the defensive spells he learned. Later, he was one of the first to volunteer to assist Harry to the Department of Ministries, and even faced the Cruciatus curse while there. He ended up with a snapped wand and broken nose, but still acted as a moral support to his friend when Sirius died.
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Hey there! I'm Cole. I'm infinite, and I've been been role playing for three or four years. I found LMCI through an ad at proboards support. My favorite Harry Potter is the sixth or seventh one, but the third is great as well.
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