| “ | I'd like to say something. It doesn't matter that Harry is gone. [Simeaus Finnegan: Stand down Neville!] People die every day! Friends, family. Yeah, we still lost Harry tonight. But he's still with us, in here [points to heart]. So's Fred, Reamus, Tonks... they didn't die in vain! But YOU will! 'Cause you're wrong. Harry's hear did beat for us! For all of us! It's not over! | „ |
| ~ Neville's speech to Hogwarts and Voldemort, standing up to him and getting everyone into fighting again |
| “ | I'll join you when Hell freezes over! Dumbledore's Army! | „ |
| ~ Neville to Voldemort's offer to join him |
Neville Longbottom is a major character in the Harry Potter series. One of the Gryffindor students at same year as Harry Potter's, Neville was one of his close friends, but was often overlooked for being shy, socially awkward and not good with magic. During Dolores Umbridge's takeover of Hogwarts School, Neville became a part of Dumbledore's Army, where his magical abilities dramatically improved, and he became an important ally of Harry in the Second Wizarding War later on.
He was played in the movies by Matthew Lewis.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
- He is friendly with everyone.
- Constantly visits his parents in the hospital after they were tortured to insanity.
- When Draco Malfoy insulted him and Ron's family, alongside Ron, he stood up to and fought Malfoy.
- When Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger tried to get the Philosopher's Stone, he tried to stop them from losing even more points to Gryffindor. Even though he didn't know the trio's true motives, his courage later awarded ten points to their house.
- In the movie version of the Goblet of Fire, he gives Harry the plant he needs to breathe underwater.
- He believed in Harry that Lord Voldemort was back.
- In the Order of the Phoenix film, he was the one to discover the Room of Requirement to Harry.
- Was a devoted member of Dumbledore's Army, and helped others whenever possible.
- Tried to attack Bellatrix Lestrange to avenge his parents.
- He was the one (after Harry) to have helped the most in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries before the Order of the Phoenix showed up, as he held his own and constantly helped Harry and his friends who were incapacitated.
- When he and other were being threatened by Death Eaters to make Harry hand over the prophecy, Neville encouraged him not to.
- Fought in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and attended to Dumbledore's funeral.
- Scorned Death Eaters when they looked for Harry in the Hogwarts Train.
- He, alongside Luna Lovegood, defended the Hogwarts School by being the leader of the resistance against Alectus and Amycus Carrow and their constant abuse of the Hogwarts students. He freed the ones who were locked up by them, made everybody who disagreed with them safe by hiding in the Room of Requirement, and overall, prevented Hogwarts from becoming an all-out Death Eater ruled dictatorship.
- When Harry, Ron and Hermione came back to Hogwarts, he used his D.A. coin to call all members of Dumbledore's Army to help defend the school from Death Eaters.
- He fought bravely at the Battle of Hogwarts, using his herbology knowledge to defend from the Death Eaters, alongside Professor Sprout.
- When Harry Potter was supposedly dead, he was the first one to face Voldemort, and gave a speech that encouraged everybody on Harry’s side to fight once again.
- He killed Nagini, the last of the Horcruxes, ultimately allowing Harry to kill Voldemort, as well as finally letting her rest in peace.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
- He fails the in-story standards to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who destroyed most of the Horcurxes and had a much more direct role in Voldemort's demise. However, he doesn't fail it too badly as his action in killing Nagini was pivotal in Voldemort's defeat.
- His act of protecting Hogwarts from the Carrows is off-screen/off-page, making it rely on Fridge Brilliance, though his scars of fighting the Carrows are seen, along with the people hiding in the Room of Requirement, that are known to have been taken there by Neville, so this act provides enough importance to the story’s plot.
External Links[]
- Neville Longbottom on the Heroes Wiki
- Neville Longbottom on the Harry Potter Wiki
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 Near Pure Goods
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Harry Potter | Ron Weasley | Albus Dumbledore | Neville Longbottom | Luna Lovegood | Regulus Black | ||