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KellyBear · 01-08-2008, 01:45 AM

This is set during Severus Snape's reign as Headmaster of Hogwarts.

Neville Longbottom has returned to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry but this time, Harry, Ron and Hermione are not with him and he must face the coming Darkness alone.
Forged in the fires of adversity, tempered by love, Neville will become a sword ready to be wielded at the appointed hour...

Neville Longbottom sat brooding in an armchair by the fire in the Gryffindor Common Room, watching the flames leap and dance in the grate without really seeing them. Memories of his first year here played out in his mind.

"There's no need to tell me I'm not brave enough to be in Gryffindor. Malfoy has already done that." he had said after Hermione had released him from the leg-locking curse.

"You're worth twelve of Malfoy." Harry had said, and though he had not been quite able to bring himself to believe that, for the first time he had felt as though he truly belonged. Until that point, he had been sure the Sorting Hat had made a terrible mistake. He knew he owed Harry Potter much, not least of all, his allegiance. He had come back to Hogwarts this year prepared to fight at Harry's side, but Harry had not returned and Neville felt somewhat lost.

"Now what do we do?" Neville asked himself, but the flames held no answers hidden in their depths.

One thing was certain, he must act. With Harry gone there was no one to lead the D.A. and Neville felt that, now more then ever before, they must prepare to defend themselves. War was upon them, he was sure of it. The only question was what was he prepared to do about it?

Neville pulled a coin out of a pocket in his robes and absently flipped it between his fingers. He would call a meeting of the D.A. He didn't know if anyone would show up, but it was a start.

Chapter One: Return to the Room of Requirement

Chapter Two: A New Purpose

Chapter Three: And So It Begins...

Chapter Four: An Interesting Lesson

Chapter Five: A Secret Longing

Chapter Six: In The Midnight Hour

Chapter Seven: A Small Satisfaction

Chapter Eight: An Unexpected Kiss

Chapter Nine: Mission Accomplished

Chapter Ten: A New Hope

Teaser

Chapter 11: Plots and Plans

Chapter 12: Strange Sensations

Chapter 13: A Confused Heart

Chapter 14: Ginny's Advice

Chapter 15: A Friend In Need

Chapter 16: Getting Ready

Chapter 17: The Feast Begins

Chapter 18: Shadow Feast

Chapter 19: The Phoenix Returns

Chapter 20: To The Dungeons

Chapter 21: The Stone Box

Chapter 22: Amycus

Chapter 23: A Whisper of Wind

Chapter 24: An Unexpected Rescue

Chapter 25: An Unexpected Kiss

Chapter 26: A Softly Falling Rain

Chapter 27: Faith and Comfort

Chapter 28: Seamus

KellyBear · 01-09-2008, 03:23 PM

Neville paced the Room of Requirement, nervously awaiting the arrival of...who? Who would respond to his summons? He had sent a message via Hermione's Galleons that the D.A. would meet tonight in the Room of Requirement. Since then, he had not dared to so much as meet the eye of any D.A. members for fear of giving anything away to the Carrows or the Slytherins. He had no idea if anyone would even risk showing up.

Neville whirled around at the sound of the door opening. Luna peered around the door, then hurried in. She looked gaunt and even paler than usual, if that were possible. Her blue eyes looked even larger and he could tell she had lost weight. They all had.

"I didn't see anyone in the passageway. I don't think anyone saw me come here," Luna said, looking around at the Room. It looked just as it had before, with piles of large cushions and shelves of books on Defensive Magic, "Am I the first to arrive?" she asked, turning her attention back to him.

"The only one, I'm afraid." Neville sighed. Luna crossed the room to him and laid her hand gently on his arm.

"I am certain I am just the first. Don't worry, Neville, others will come." Luna said and smiled up at him.

Neville smiled back, but he was not quite as confident as she. Without Harry here to lead them, the others might not be willing to risk getting caught. The consequences this time were far greater. The Carrows made Umbridge look like a loving angel of mercy. He shuddered at the thought of what they might do.

"Oh, don't worry so..." Luna stopped and turned as the door opened once more.

"Sorry I'm late. I ran into a couple of Slytherins on my way here, " said Ginny, then raised a hand as they both started in alarm, "Don't worry, I made short work of them both. They won't remember a thing when they wake up."

Neville gave her a lopsided grin. He should have known. No Slytherin--no student in any House for that matter--was a match for Ginny Weasley.

One by one, more members appeared. Seamus Finnigan and Terry Boot were the next to appear, followed by the Patil Twins and Lavender Brown. In all, there were a dozen members present when Neville decided they had waited as long as they dared and needed to begin. Michael Corner and Ernie McMillan were talking earnestly in a corner, and the girls were huddled together on the other side of the room whispering and eyeing him but they all fell silent when he stepped to the center of the room.

"I'm sure you've all noticed that Harry, Ron and Hermione did not return to Hogwarts this year." Neville said. At this, everyone began talking at once, asking him questions and announcing their own theories to anyone who would listen. Only Ginny remained silent.

Neville tried to shout over the noise for everyone to settle down, but no one was paying attention to him any longer. For weeks they had lived in fear of retribution for even mentioning Harry Potter's name. This was the first time anyone had been able to speak freely since returning to Hogwarts. No amount of shouting on his part was going to stop them now.

An ear-splitting whistle pierced the air and the room abruptly fell into silence. Luna's soft voice piped up. "Thank you, everyone for coming. I think Neville would like to start the meeting now."
Everyone turned to look at Neville and Luna gave him an encouraging smile.

Neville goggled at her for a moment, then stammered, "Um, y-y-yes, Luna, thank you..."

an: I am going to be sticking to canon as much as possible except in instances where I'm not

so if you see something that is NOT canon, it is done purposely. However, feel free to criticize on any grammar mistakes, spelling mistakes, etc. etc. etc. because those are purely unintentional.

rellybelly · 01-09-2008, 08:29 PM

Hey! My name is Shirel and i really like your ff!!
I like your idea of it and don't worry, your spelling and grammer are great! I did not find one mistake!
Keep it up!
-*~ Shirel ~*-

MUSTANG SALLY · 01-10-2008, 01:58 AM

Ohhh I like the start of this!!
Very good!!
I never read a Neville FF
Keep going!

*Steph*

hpfan4eva · 01-10-2008, 02:06 AM

ohh NICE! me LIKEE! and yeah, Like Stephy, Ive never read A Neville FF...looking forward to it! KEEP UP THE FANNNTASSTICCC.WORK!

HA

PAMSSSS!

*Kate*

cheeky_weasley · 01-10-2008, 09:45 AM

Oh, Neville you adorable thing. Could you make me love you more? I think not. Though, Kelly is doing a darn fine job.

Lovely FF, Kellybear! I'm definitely going to have to see how this turns out. Wait, wait, is this N/L?

KellyBear · 01-10-2008, 03:22 PM

Ok, normally, I don't post comments in my own fanfic but Cheeky calls for an exception. Um, actually, you ain't seen nothing yet, honey, I have great plans for that boy and in this one he is kind of a ladies man. I have to go a bit off-canon, but hey, he rocks, so he's worth it. I am really surprised and gratified to have readers so quickly, and I am in the middle of working on my next post. I rescheduled an appt so I could stay home today and finish it, but then a hail storm hit so you know it has to be fate cuz I couldn't have gone anyway *loves mah Cheeky*

KellyBear · 01-10-2008, 07:06 PM

Neville looked around the room at the faces turned toward him expectantly. They were haggard, careworn, their eyes haunted. Some of them bore the marks of the Carrows' cruelty. Hannah Abbott's left eye was swollen shut. A long gash ran the length of Anthony Goldstein's right cheek. The cut across Seamus Finnigan's forehead was just beginning to heal. Suddenly Neville was struck by the realization that they really were soldiers in battle, soldiers whose morale was low, whose spirits threatened to be broken. He knew what he had to do.

"When we first joined Dumbledore's Army we all knew this day would come. None of us could have imagined it would be so soon, but here it is and here we are. The Death Eaters walk our hallways. Dementors patrol our boundaries. Snape has been made Headmaster," Neville said contemptuously, "The days of practice are over, it is time to put to use what we have learned. It is time to fight back."

"Are you mad?" said a shocked Ernie, "They are torturing students, or haven't you noticed?"

"Exactly. And we have stood by and done nothing." Neville said, looking at them each in turn. No one save Ginny Weasley met his gaze, "What exactly were we training for? To stand idly by and allow our school to be overrun? To be herded like cattle to slaughter? I don't know about the rest of you, but I trained to fight and that is exactly what I intend to do! If any of you would rather leave..." Neville glanced around the room again, but no one moved. He took a deep breath and went on, "I know it is dangerous. People will get hurt, but people will get hurt anyway whether we act or not. I don't know that we can run them off, but we can at least make life harder for them. So far, they have done as they pleased without any resistance. I say it is time they met some."

"I will fight with you, Neville." said Luna, smiling serenely at him as though he'd suggested a picnic by the lake. His face softened and he smiled back at her.

"Well, you know I'm in." said Ginny Weasley, and several of the other girls nodded.

"I never said I wouldn't fight." said a shame-faced Ernie McMillan, and the rest of the boys mumbled that they too, would stay.

Satisfied, Neville nodded. "Good. There are only a few of us, so our best bet is to work in small groups of two or three. Open warfare would be suicide, I think we can all agree on that, so we'll have to use stealth, keep them guessing whose doing what."

Many of them were nodding and Neville could see the light of purpose coming back into their eyes. They might not be able to oust the Death Eaters but they could make their stay at Hogwarts a lot less pleasant.

rellybelly · 01-10-2008, 08:37 PM

I can't wait to see what they do! Neville got much braver and he doesen't mumble anymore, which is good.
Post soon!
-*~ Shirel ~*-

Syd · 01-11-2008, 11:49 PM

NEW READER ALERT!
that was o good, i have never seen something of this plot, i love it so far! post more soon please!

griffin_girl · 01-12-2008, 02:30 AM

*new reader over here too*

LOVE THIS!

I love how you portray Neville here becaus in DH he did seem a lot braver. And to actually come up with this is wow. I can actually see Neville doing this. Taking charge of everyone, being a true Longbottom, making his parents proud. Go Neville!

Ah, same old Luna. you can always count on her. I love how you made her all mellow like she always is. [sometimes she reminds me of a hippie coz she's just so dang mellow!xD]

And Ginny. Ginny was always a listener and I love how you put her in-character here too. Actually, you put everybody in character.

I can't wait to read more!

MUSTANG SALLY · 01-12-2008, 07:53 PM

Ohhhh!!
*Shivers with pleasure*
Go Neville!!
I knew he could be a leader!!
Awesome post!! I love how they are going to fight back!!
Cant wait for more!
PAMS!

*Steph*

hpfan4eva · 01-12-2008, 08:57 PM

WHOAAA. gooo NEVILLE!

ahh i lufferss him..so BRAVE! the poor kid finally has a chance to provee himssellff! WHOAA!!

PAMMSS

*Kate*

MAthI^_^ · 01-13-2008, 02:42 PM

*new reader alert again*
*cheers Neville*whao!!Thats really cool!!!!
NEVILLE!!!great ff!

KellyBear · 01-14-2008, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffin_girl

*new reader over here too*

LOVE THIS!

I love how you portray Neville here becaus in DH he did seem a lot braver. And to actually come up with this is wow. I can actually see Neville doing this. Taking charge of everyone, being a true Longbottom, making his parents proud. Go Neville!

Ah, same old Luna. you can always count on her. I love how you made her all mellow like she always is. [sometimes she reminds me of a hippie coz she's just so dang mellow!xD]

And Ginny. Ginny was always a listener and I love how you put her in-character here too. Actually, you put everybody in character.

I can't wait to read more!

So I just came from another fanfic that had been hacked and slashed by the Powers that Be and I am quite ticked. It's a beautiful fic written by a very talented writer and should have been left alone, but no, the world can not just let beauty be. They have to deface it by whatever means available.

That said: GG, I wuff you You brought up quite a few good points.
First, Neville has been slowly but surely coming into his own, and when he finally stepped up in DH, I think many people overlooked it because they were focusing on the Harry/Voldemort conflict. Neville is humble as always and steps down out of the leadership role when Harry arrives but it is obvious that he was the leader while Harry was gone by severa; comments he made. He says the he, Ginny and Luna were the leaders but Ginny and Luna left early, so that only left Neville. Plus, he says he had to go into hiding when the Carrows realized he was the one behind everything. I have not, or have tried very hard not, to change Neville's true character because he is wonderful AS IS. He did not suddenly become brave, he always has been. He simply became what it was always within him to become and that is precisely why I wrote this story. *huggles you* I am trying very hard to make sure all the characters are true to themselves. I don't think adversity changes Luna except to strengthen her (remember the Malfoy's basement?) I think, like Neville, it only gives her a chance to show a core of strength that would have otherwise stayed hidden.

And I know Kevi did not just say "give me chowit" Excuse me, peoples, I have a battle to win...

Saz Hale · 01-14-2008, 02:00 PM

new reader here i luv ur fic kelly its so nice to read a fic about neville cant wait for the next chapter

saz xxxxxx

Faith Summers · 01-15-2008, 07:34 PM

this is good i like it!

KellyBear · 01-15-2008, 09:48 PM

By the end of the meeting, the twelve had been divided up into groups of three. Each group was given a specific mission but how, when and by what means they carried it out was to be known only to that group.

"That way, even if they use veritaserum, they won't be able to learn much." said Ginny. She knew as well as anyone that the Carrows were more likely to use torture to get the information they wanted, but did not mention it. She could tell by the tense looks on the others' faces that they were thinking the same thing.

Neville, Ginny and Luna lingered after the others had left.

"It was risky calling a meeting like that." said Ginny, but she looked approving.

"It was riskier for everyone to come. I wasn't sure anyone would." Neville said, raking his fingers through his hair. It was getting long. Gran would not approve, he thought ruefully.

"There weren't nearly as many as last time, but I suppose that is because so many have left school..." Luna's voice trailed off, and Neville could tell she was lost in thought. He wondered for a moment what she was thinking, but Ginny's voice brought him back to the present.

"I just wonder how many will be left by the end of the year." said Ginny, and he could tell by the distant look in her eyes that she wasn't just thinking of the D.A. members who had been here tonight. A shiver ran through him and he wondered yet again if he had done the right thing.

"Well, I guess we had better all be getting back. Luna, you go first." Ginny said, the distant look gone from her eyes as though it had never been. Luna waved goodnight to them both and skipped from the room, obeying Ginny's command without question. Neville watched her leave and for the tiniest moment felt a pang of worry before remembering that night in the Department of Mysteries. Luna could take care of herself, he well knew. He turned to Ginny.

"Ready?" he said, and Ginny nodded. They left the Room of Requirement together and the door disappeared behind them.

griffin_girl · 01-15-2008, 10:22 PM

That was really smart, just knowing a bit of what to do in case the Carrows did use Veritaserum *wants to know what goes on in Kelly's mind

*

Aww, poor Neville...he's still worried...but then, who wouldn't be at a time like that...*huggles him*

awesome chapter!

KellyBear · 01-15-2008, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffin_girl

*wants to know what goes on in Kelly's mind

*!

It is a dark and scary place. You must never, never go there.

These are dark, difficult times and he is right to worry. But, as is the case in real life, having true friends beside you and people who love you will help you get through the most difficult times, and give you strength you never knew you possessed. Even strength to stand up to your greatest fear (and yes, that is an allusion to the next chapter )

Syd · 01-16-2008, 01:29 AM

oh taht was sweet, i loved it alot, please post more soon this is a great story!

MAthI^_^ · 01-16-2008, 04:23 PM

lovely chapter!!*consoles mah poor neville*
waiting for more of it

hpfan4eva · 01-17-2008, 01:13 AM

oooh. NICEEE!i loveed ittt! and Ginny's a smart sookie..yess.

XDD

PAMMMSS!

*Kate*

alyssa_hilary · 01-18-2008, 10:21 AM

First of all,, how the heck did you change your username??

Second, I love love love the story Kelly. It's aaaahmazing!! Me wuffs it!!

KellyBear · 01-23-2008, 04:14 AM

The Dark Arts classroom never failed to make shivers run up and down Neville's spine. He wasn't sure if it was the dark magic emanating from the many foul, cursed objects that filled the shelves or the sheer creepiness of it.

Neville took his seat, trying to keep his eyes downcast. Gryffindor and Slytherin took Dark Arts together, and the Slytherin students, particularly Crabbe and Goyle, enjoyed trying to provoke Gryffindors, anything to get them into trouble in Amycus Carrows' classroom.

Neville idly flipped through his textbook, not really paying attention to the detailed illustrations on how to perform curses. It took a few moments for him to realize the room had become silent as a crypt. He looked around slowly until his eyes fell on the cause the tense silence.

Severus Snape stood at the front of the classroom, staring down each student in turn. Neville's stomach flipped. His shaking hands clenched and unclenched as he looked at Snape, trying to hide the fury, fear and revulsion that welled up in him.

"It appears that Professor Carrow has taken ill this morning, "said Professor Snape, "so he will be spending the morning in the hospital wing. I believe you were studying the Cruciatus Curse." At this, Crabbe and Goyle sat up wearing looks of eager anticipation. "I want each of you to give me twelve inches of parchment on the effects of this curse by the end of the class. Begin now." Crabbe and Goyle slouched back down into their seats, looking dejected.

Neville carefully kept his head down as he took out his parchment and quill so that Professor Snape could not see the look of triumph on his face. Obviously, the Patil twins and Lavender Brown had not had any trouble carrying out their mission. He wondered what exactly they had done to Professor Carrow. He hoped that whatever it was caused him to suffer horribly. With this cheery thought, Neville set to work on his essay.

When the hour was over, Neville stood and carried his parchment to the front and placed it on the desk with the others' in front of Professor Snape, careful to keep his eyes averted.

"One moment, Longbottom. " said Professor Snape and Neville's stomach twisted. Slowly, he looked up at Professor Snape.

"Yes, Professor?" Neville said, trying hard to unclench his jaw and keep his voice even.

"It appears that your friends have abandoned you. Pity that. I wonder, what could be so important?" Professor Snape said in low, silken tones, but his penetrating gaze seemed to peer into Neville's very soul.

Relief washed over Neville. "I dunno, Professor, " Neville answered honestly, his own gaze steady.

Professor Snape scowled. "Very well then, you may go."

an: I will no longer be commenting within this thread aside from my story posts. I am gratified by the number of readers I have and welcome anyone who wishes to read my story. I appreciate your comments and feedback and I hope my lack of replies are not misconstrued as indifference or ingratitude. Please feel free to continue to comment, I look forward to reading them and I hope you all enjoy my story.

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