As the series progresses, the readers get to watch the characters become more complex and (eventually) more grown up. Neville Longbottom is certainly one of the characters whom grows the most. When he is first introduced in the books, he is a slow and forgetful child with hardly any friends. By the fourth book it is revealed that he is partially an orphan because his parents are in the wizarding hospital because of tourture from Voldemort’s last reign. By the fifth book Neville has developed an aptitude for herbology and an odd group of friends. Events in the book (such as Cedric’s death in the fourt book, Umbridge in the fifth, and Dumbledor’s death in the sixth) ensure that the students come together and form tight bonds.
In the seventh book, Rowling reveals how much Neville has developed throughout the series. Harry gives Neville the important task of destroying the final horcrux if Harry were to die. When the crowd at Hogwarts believes Harry has been killed, Neville not only fights the curse laid by Voldemort but he musters up the courage to find the sword of Gryffindor and slaughter the final horcrux- Nagini. This is the point when the readers can see just how much Neville has developed. In the first book he had been a quiet boy who had to muster up the courage to stand against his peers. By the seventh book Neville stands up against the darkest wizard to exist. It could be said that his actions were to gain revenge for his parents and for the presumed death of a friend. After years he gains some closure for the state of his parents and he also helped to “save the world.” By the end of the series, Neville is no longer the shy and slow boy whom is easily scared by the simplest of things. He is an herbology at Hogwarts and has shown his true colors as a Gryffindor.
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