Timelines
Neville Timeline
Neville Longbottom is born
Neville, like Harry, is born to parents who are fighting against Voldemort. They are famous Aurors, Frank and Alice Longbottom. Read MoreNeville is dropped from an upstairs window
Instead of falling to his death, he bounces, demonstrating his natural magical ability. His family is ecstatic. Read More
Neville Longbottom is sorted into Gryffindor
Neville Longbottom starts his first year at Hogwarts and is sorted into Gryffindor (PS7). Read More
A duel in the Trophy Room turns into an encounter with Fluffy
Draco challenges Harry to a duel the evening of their first flying lesson. Draco suggests midnight in the Trophy Room. In reality, Draco is setting Harry up to be caught out of bed after hours and has no intention of dueling anyone. Harry, with Ron in tow as his second,… Read More
Neville breaks his wrist during flying lessons
He kicks off the ground a bit too vigorously, shoots straight up into the air, then falls off his broom. Madam Hooch takes him to the Hospital Wing, where, as Neville put it later, “Madam Pomfrey mended it in about a minute” (PS9). Read MoreHermione puts the full body bind curse on Neville
When Neville catches the trio sneaking out of Gryffindor Tower after curfew (unbeknownst to him) to go protect the Sorcerer’s Stone he tries to stop them. He steps in front of the portrait hole and says he’ll fight them because he won’t let them get Gryffindor into any more trouble. Read More
Dementors Board the Hogwarts Express
During a heavy rainstorm, a group of Dementors stop the Hogwarts Express as it travels to Scotland and search the train. One Dementor enters the compartment where Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and Lupin are traveling. Harry collapses as the Dementor approaches, but Lupin drives the Dementor away with… Read More
Lupin teaches his Third Year class how to handle a Boggart
Lupin, who believed that practical experiences were the best way to teach, brought his class of Third Years to the staff room where a Boggart had taken up residence in the wardrobe. The Boggart tried to scare a number of kids in the class, beginning with a very nervous Neville… Read More
Neville and his Gran visit his parents in St. Mungos
On Christmas day, Neville and his Gran visit Neville’s parents in St Mungos. While there, Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione happen to visit the same ward and are surprised to learn the truth about Neville’s parents – that they were tortured to insanity by Bellatrix and her cronies and that… Read More
Dawlish tries to arrest Augusta Longbottom
The overworked auror John Dawlish attempts to arrest Augusta Longbottom at her home as a means to intimidate Neville, who has been leading the resistance at Hogwarts. Dawlish assumes that dealing with an old woman living alone would be a simple matter but learns otherwise. Augusta is no… Read More