Harry Potter Challenge: Day 5

Your favourite male character and why

Neville Longbottom. Like Harry Potter, he was born at the end of July, and his parents had been members of the Order of the Phoenix. Like Harry, he lost his parents to Voldy, and he could very well have been the subject of the prophecy; but he isn't. He's not a hero; he's just an ordinary boy who has been presented with extremely unlucky circumstances. He is, in fact, the unluckiest person you will ever meet. His parents have been tortured to insanity by a crazy Death Eater; he's not very talented in any subject, except for Herbology; his only alive relative, his grandmother, is a bit too critical; he has the word bottom in his last name; and everything seems to backfire to him, even when it's Lockhart's fault. It's always him. It's impossible not to feel simpathy for him.

But Neville Longbottom is aware of all this and never, ever gives up, and that what makes him awesome. Even the sorting hat knew he was awesome. Here's a little known fact: Neville took almost five minutes to be sorted, because he was fighting with the Sorting Hat. The Hat wanted him to be in Griffindoor, but Neville disagreed, thinking he could only be a Hufflepuff. As it turns out, the Hat was right. In fact, the only person who is almost as awesome as Neville is his grandma, who sent a Death Eater to the hospital.

1. Book 1: He had the courage to stand up to his only friends, which is something both Remus Lupin and Dumbledore himself failed to do.
2. He stood up to Crabbe and Goyle all by himself, even if he got his butt kicked.
3. Book 2: The Cornish pixies!
4. Book 3: His boggart. Oh my god, Drag Queen Snape.
5. Book 4: He gave Harry the solution for the second trial of the Triwizard tournament.
6. Oh my god! I've killed Harry Potter!
7. Book 5: How he trained in Dumbledore's Army, to the point that he became an Auror later.
8. His tongue is paralyzed and he can't cast spells, so he pokes a Death Eater in the eye.
9. He stood up to the Death Eater who tortured his parents.
10. "HE'S DOT ALONE! HE'S STILL GOD BE!"
11. Book 7: He was the leader of the resistance.
12. He was so casual about his wounds.
13. Which he got by standing up regularly to his Death Eater teachers.
14. He painted graffittis on the walls.
15. He was left alone when Luna and Ginny didn't come back, and he continued.
16. He stood up to Snape, who was his Boggart.
17. He made his granny proud.
18. He destroyed the last Horcrux.
19. With the Sword of Griffindoor, that only a true Griffindoor could have.
20. WHILE ON FIRE.
21. The sword was only his only weapon - he'd lost his wand.
22. His speech in the movie.
23. The bridge scene. Just... the bridge scene.
24. 'How it should have ended' actually has him saying, 'I'm awesooome!'.
25. He insulted Voldy when he was threatening to kill him.

And here are some random Neville Longbottom facts:

1. Neville Longbottom's tears cure basilisk venom. Too bad he has never cried.

2. Only Neville can look badass in a knitted cardigan.

3. Chuck Norris's boggart is Neville Longbottom.

4. They were going to release a Hogwarts edition of Clue but the answer always turned out to be "Neville Longbottom, in the courtyard, with the sword of Godric Gryffindor."

5. Neville Longbottom once challenged Lance Armstrong to a "Who has more testicles?" contest. Neville Longbottom won... by five.

6. The seventh book initially followed Neville's last year at Hogwarts, but J.K. Rowling changed it to Harry's endless camping adventures to bring the rating down to PG-13.

7. Merlin was awarded an Order Of Neville (Third Class).

8. When Neville Longbottom uses the Knight Bus, he calls himself Harry Potter to avoid all the attention.

9. Dragon's blood has twelve uses. There are forty-three uses for Neville Longbottom's blood with more being discovered every day.

10. Neville Longbottom is sick of these m&^%ing snakes on this m$#%$ing campus.

11. Neville urinates Felix Felicis.

12. If Grindewald and Voldemort were to get in a fight, Neville would win.

13. Ozzy Osbourne bites the heads off of bats. Neville Longbottom bites the heads off of Hippogriffs.

14. Neville is one-eigth centaur. This has nothing to do with bloodline; he once ate an entire centaur.

15. Neville Longbottom sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled bad-ass wizarding ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Neville Expelliarmus'd the devil's ass and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play Exploding Snap every second Wednesday of the month.

16. The Sorting Hat is no longer used at Hogwarts; students are sorted based on how long it takes them to cry in the presence of Neville Longbottom.

17. Nicolas Flamel created the philosopher's stone. Neville Longbottom created Nicolas Flamel.

18. Neville uses Nagini's blood as soy sauce.

19. If you spell "Neville Longbottom" in Scrabble, it's an automatic win.

20. Even though it was difficult getting four dragons for the Triwizard Tournament, the officials decided it was safer than the original plan of using Neville.

21. Muggles don't know about Lord Voldemort, but they do know about Neville Longbottom.

22. Neville Longbottom doesn't bow to hippogriffs. Hippogriffs bow to Neville Longbottom.

23. Neville became Head Boy AND Girl. No one dared comment.

24. They were going to release a Neville Longbottom edition of clue but the answer always turned out to be "Neville Longbottom, in the courtyard with a sword."'

25.Someone once asked Neville if there was alien life out in the universe. Neville replied, "There used to be."

26. Neville Longbottom listens to Mandrake cries on his iPod for entertainment.