CFC: Wizarding War Heroes Special Edition

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Wizarding War Heroes

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Neville Longbottom

Neville Longbottom, born 30th July 1980. Son of renowned Aurors Frank and Alice Longbottom, who were tortured into permanent incapacitation by notorious Death Eaters Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastan Lestrange and Bartemius Crouch, Jr shortly after the mysterious disappearance of self-proclaimed 'Lord' Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle) - deceased megalomaniac and former Dark Lord supreme - on 31st October 1981.

Fellow Gryffindor and close personal friend of Boy-Who-Lived (twice), Harry Potter. Mr Longbottom was an original member of the now legendary Dumbledore's Army (first grounded in October 1995), a group of Hogwarts students who received tutelage in Defence Against the Dark Arts from Harry Potter after corrupt Ministry official and then DADA professor, Dolores Jane Umbridge, refused to instruct her students in practical Defence.

Participant alongside Harry Potter and a small group of friends in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries on 17th June 1996. In defence of Harry Potter, he was subjected to the Cruciatus curse by deranged Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange, Riddle's most dangerous ally, and one of the four people responsible for incapacitating his parents with the same curse fourteen years earlier.

Injured while duelling Death Eaters who had infiltrated Hogwarts during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in June 1997, he recovered in time to attend his seventh year of school.

Leader of Dumbledore's Army from 1st September 1997 until 2nd May 1998, he aided in smuggling Muggle-born friends to safety in the final year of the Second Wizarding War. Mr Longbottom, along with several other students, endured severe punishments at Death Eater hands; both for his refusal to accept anti-Muggle propaganda and for his refusal to use the Cruciatus curse on fellow students who shared his convictions.

Forced into hiding during his final weeks at school, Mr Longbottom rallied Dumbledore's Army and, by default, the Order of the Phoenix, to fight at the Battle of Hogwarts on 2nd May 1998.

Mr Longbottom is particularly admired for his spectacular confrontation with 'Lord' Voldemort at that same battle. After challenging the dark wizard, he was proclaimed by Riddle himself as having shown 'spirit and bravery'. Mr Longbottom proceeded to refuse Riddle's offer to join the ranks of his Pure-blooded Death Eaters and inspired hope in the grieving followers of an apparently deceased Boy-Who-Lived, Harry Potter, with the now iconic war cry of 'Dumbledore's Army!'. Endured horrific torture as punishment when aforementioned megalomaniac immobilised him, placed the ancient Hogwarts' Sorting Hat over his head and set it alight. However, in a moment of breathtaking defiance, Mr Longbottom was mysteriously able to free himself from said Sorting Hat before drawing the legendary Sword of Gryffindor from its depths and slaying Nagini, Riddle's formidable enchanted snake; an act which allowed Harry Potter to ultimately destroy the dark wizard mere minutes later.

Together with Ronald Bilius Weasley, he slew the much-feared werewolf, Fenrir Greyback, shortly before Riddle's own demise at Harry Potter's hands.

Joint youngest recipient (by one day) of the Order of Merlin, First Class for his contributions to the Second Wizarding War, Mr Longbottom is currently working as an Auror at the personal request of the Acting Minister of Magic, Kingsley Shacklebolt.

Inspiration for the number one best-selling book 'Lo(ng)botomising Evil: A History of the Sword of Gryffindor and its Noble Wielders' by noted magical metallurgist, Stephen 'Dagger' Silversmith.

Mr Longbottom is known to be held in high regard by Harry Potter and is rumoured to be an excellent Herbologist.

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