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A round-faced Gryffindor still growing into his courage — fascinated by Herbology, terrified of Snape, and quietly shaken by Moody's classroom demonstration of the Cruciatus Curse.
Neville watches Moody demonstrate the Unforgivable Curses and goes white when the spider writhes under the Cruciatus. He doesn't know the details yet — won't learn them until next year — but he knows what happened to his parents. He knows the sound the spider makes. Moody notices his distress and shows him a book about water plants afterward, which is either genuine kindness or a calculated move to make a useful plant known to Harry's circle. He attends the Yule Ball with Ginny Weasley and dances with more enthusiasm than skill. He is brave in small ways this year — standing up for Harry when others won't, working hard in Herbology, and quietly enduring Snape's cruelty without breaking. The boy who will pull the Sword from the Sorting Hat is still buried under layers of self-doubt, but he's closer to the surface than anyone realizes.
Round-faced and slightly pudgy, with a tendency to look like he's just been startled. Buck-toothed, slightly clumsy, perpetually losing his toad Trevor. Kind eyes. Dirt under his fingernails from Herbology. Wears standard Hogwarts robes that usually have something spilled on them.
Also known as: Neville, Neville Longbottom, Longbottom