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Honestly? Gabi was looking forward to the end of term. After everything that had happened - she still was having nightmares about Mathys bleeding on the floor of his cabin - she was more than ready to have a nice relaxing summer to recenter herself. But first things first - she had to finish this school term. She'd done a ton of prep for her classes and wasn't going to let some ridiculous rogue paintings ruin her lessons! This one in particular was one she had been looking forward to for a while.
Gabi was situated on her desk, sitting on the edge of it very casually. Considering how this term had gone, she'd decided to let her hair down a bit, so to speak. They all deserved to take it a little easy after everything that had happened. She was even wearing flats instead of her usual heels!
The other thing the students would notice as they walked in? All the desks had been moved so they were clumped in to groups. Five groups, to be exact. At the center of each desk cluster was an item that would be pertaining to today's lesson.
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"Welcome! Please pick a table to sit at and examine the object in front of you," she told them all as they began to trickle in. "Please do NOT touch the items at the moment. There are no assigned seats, but try and spread yourselves out, please," she explained. They would be able to examine the items in a bit closer in a moment.
Come in, select a spot to sit, and get ready. The lesson will be underway soon!
OOC: Hey everybody! Welcome to your second and final HoM class for the term! Please select an item to sit by and make it very clear in your RP post which item your character has selected. As Gabi said, please try to spread out a bit so that each item has at least 1 person! Be sure to familiarize yourself with the Classroom Rules and Expectations as well as the SS RPG rules before posting. Thanks! Class will commence in roughly 30ish hours! Class has started! Please do NOT post your character entering late or face the IC consequences. Things are up in the air around here, as I'm sure they are for many people, so it all depends on how my work schedule turns out tomorrow.
Tom tried to think about something that Neville might have done, or his parents might have done, but he was struggling, in the end he decided to guess and so when it was his turn, he raised his hand and just blurted out the first thing that came to him. "Didn't he get the house points that broke Slytherins run of consecutive house cup victories?" He knew Harry had got a lot of points but that was only enough to make them tie, it was Neville points that took them over the edge right?
Austin glanced over at Tom
"Didn't Professor Dumbledore let him win though?" He asked.
To be honest, Avalon wasn't quite sure what the lesson would be about just by looking at the different objects. Individually, she was familiar with all of them, but she couldn't seem to put them together. But as soon Bernie suggested Neville Longbottom, it all clicked. The sorting hat, the toad, the remembrall. She jotted down a few notes, content to listen to her classmates' responses to the meaning of the different objects. Avalon didn't feel like she had anything particular insightful to add to the conversation until Professor Recard asked about Neville's life details.
Raising her hand, she decided to add on to Bernie's answer. "His parents were members of the Order of the Phoenix, I believe, before they were tortured by the Cruciatus curse." She couldn't remember the names of the other Death Eaters, but she knew that Bellatrix Lestrange was involved. "They spent the rest of their lives in St. Mungo's." Avalon couldn't even imagine if that happened to her own parents. No wonder Neville was a little shy and timid - knowing that your parents were tortured by Voldemort's followers. She almost shuddered at the thought.
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To be honest what Carsyn really wanted to know was why Recard seemed so fascinated by Neville? Surely there were more interesting wizards from history? Granted judging from the five items here, they did have quite a bit already on Neville, but still. What else did she know about him?
She was about to correct her dormmate about the birthdate when someone else jumped on on correcting her. Hmm. There was his parents being tortured ... oh, that was said already. But she can tag along with that answer. "As a result of Neville's parents being tortured into insanity, he was raised by his grandmother."
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Bernie studiously copied down the notes from the chalkboard, nodding at the reveal that the Hufflepuff he'd married was Hannah Abbott. Aha. Well that was that.
She put her quill down and had to think for a moment to come up with something they hadn't talked about yet. Maybe something not related to his school years? "Neville's parents were both aurors," Bernie stated, hand up. She'd read about them in her Harry Potter era history book.
Gabi nodded. "Yes, indeed! Both Frank and Alice Longbottom were Aurors - and he ended up following in their footsteps for a short amount of time after the fall of Voldemort," she added. Before he became professor, of course. Many people forgot that little fact.
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Claudine made her notes regarding Neville, her quill moving from side to side on her book as her hand directed. She wondered if the poor man had gotten over his bad memory. If he hadn’t, he probably took potions to help with that. Note- taking finished, the second year set down her quill to listen to some answers. Her eyes flicked unimpressively to Naya. Ever since she realised how much time Cole spent talking to that fifth year, Claudine thought that Naya was a nuisance. It was for this reason that she was delighted to point out Naya’s error.
Claudine’s hand went up. “I believe Neville was born on 30th July. Harry Potter was born on the 31st. Different dates, same year.’’ Was she smug about this? Yes. Yes, she was.
"Correct Miss Blaze," Gabi smiled at her, completely missing the obvious shade she was throwing at her classmate by correcting her. She had skipped over Naya's answer for a reason though, and would be returning to it shortly. "Neville was ONE day older than Harry, and both of them very narrowly missed the cut off for their school year."
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Isla blinked. Was it just her, or did the professor suddenly think she was going to test out the whole stinksap thing? As fun as it sounded, that thought hadn't even crossed her mind. Honestly!
Her first thought was the whole connection between Neville, Harry Potter, and their birthdays. Somebody beat her to that one, though, so it was back to the drawing board. After a few more seconds, a thought occurred to her, and she raised her hand. "He was a member of Dumbledore's Army. He even kept it going after Harry Potter left Hogwarts to hunt for horcruxes," she said.
There was so much more she could have said about Neville, all thanks to the page she'd turned to in her textbook. The guy was pretty interesting, even if she hadn't known a lot about him before.
She smiled at Isla and nodded. "Yes! He did get Dumbledore's Army up and running again, although they unfortunately didn't have as much impact on the school with the Carrows there as they had when Umbridge was running the place," she added with a small frown. She always had certain FEELINGS when it came to Death Eaters - they gave Slytherin such a bad name and all.
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Heath was prepared for the fallout from his answer. He expected to be wrong. He expected to be misunderstood, but having a good point was the last thing he expected! He blinked, surprised by the professor's response, but there wasn't much time to think about it before they were moving on to something else.
Wow, that was… a lot of information to process at once. Heath listened, taking notes as quickly as possible, but he had trouble keeping up. He was glad when the information appeared on the board. So what else did he know about Neville Longbottom?
Heath considered the question. He read that Neville struggled academically and fell short of his family's expectations, and that stuck with him. He knew how it felt to be an outsider in your own family! He raised his hand and said, "Neville's early signs of magic - like wrapping his baby blankets tighter around himself - weren't glaringly obvious, so his family initially thought he was a Squib."
She smiled at him and nodded. "Neville's whole family was VERY concerned he was a Squib. In fact, they often tried to 'scare' the magic out of him, including one time when he was dropped out a window. Luckily, he bounced down the walkway - still, not the most conventional way to find out if someone is magic," she said with a small frown. To think of what could have happened if he HADN'T been magical...
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Quite pleased with her answer, Jillian smiled at Professor Recard. She liked her a lot. She keeps her lessons interesting. Jillian wrote down in a piece of parchment details about the Hufflepuff scarf, in case her group needed a recall. Or you know, just in case. She placed it near her and returned her focus at the professor as she moved on.
Facts about Neville Longbottom... Hmmm... First thing that comes to her mind was his educational career here at Hogwarts. A lot of students did point out earlier about his position as a Herbology professor. "He worked for the Ministry before becoming a professor at Hogwarts" she contributed. The auror office was it?
"Very good Prefect Kim," Gabi smiled at her. "And you're right, he worked for the Ministry - Auror office, to be exact," she added, reiterating what she had said before.
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Tom tried to think about something that Neville might have done, or his parents might have done, but he was struggling, in the end he decided to guess and so when it was his turn, he raised his hand and just blurted out the first thing that came to him. "Didn't he get the house points that broke Slytherins run of consecutive house cup victories?" He knew Harry had got a lot of points but that was only enough to make them tie, it was Neville points that took them over the edge right?
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Austin glanced over at Tom
"Didn't Professor Dumbledore let him win though?" He asked.
Gabi couldn't help but smirk a little at the small debate between the two boys that erupted. It was definitely a...controversial decision, now that people had had time to look back on it. "He did win 10 points for his decision to stand up to Harry, Ron and Hermione before they left to find the Philosopher's Stone. However, some people feel it was a cop-out by Dumbledore to give Gryffindor the winning edge, especially since he had let the whole feast go by, thinking Slytherin won, before he announced it," she told them all. Personally? She thought that was a shady move on Dumbledore's part, but they were getting sidetracked here.
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To be honest, Avalon wasn't quite sure what the lesson would be about just by looking at the different objects. Individually, she was familiar with all of them, but she couldn't seem to put them together. But as soon Bernie suggested Neville Longbottom, it all clicked. The sorting hat, the toad, the remembrall. She jotted down a few notes, content to listen to her classmates' responses to the meaning of the different objects. Avalon didn't feel like she had anything particular insightful to add to the conversation until Professor Recard asked about Neville's life details.
Raising her hand, she decided to add on to Bernie's answer. "His parents were members of the Order of the Phoenix, I believe, before they were tortured by the Cruciatus curse." She couldn't remember the names of the other Death Eaters, but she knew that Bellatrix Lestrange was involved. "They spent the rest of their lives in St. Mungo's." Avalon couldn't even imagine if that happened to her own parents. No wonder Neville was a little shy and timid - knowing that your parents were tortured by Voldemort's followers. She almost shuddered at the thought.
One of the saddest chapters in that whole ordeal, in Gabi's opinion. She frowned a little and nodded. "Yes, they were tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange, it was a truly awful event," she said with a small sigh.
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To be honest what Carsyn really wanted to know was why Recard seemed so fascinated by Neville? Surely there were more interesting wizards from history? Granted judging from the five items here, they did have quite a bit already on Neville, but still. What else did she know about him?
She was about to correct her dormmate about the birthdate when someone else jumped on on correcting her. Hmm. There was his parents being tortured ... oh, that was said already. But she can tag along with that answer. "As a result of Neville's parents being tortured into insanity, he was raised by his grandmother."
"Ah yes, Augusta Longbottom. Her parenting style was...certainly not one I would have used with my own children, but she still did what she thought was best for her grandson," she said with a nod. Honestly? Augusta was not her cup of tea, and she had some serious issues with how she had raised Neville, but they were not here to discuss the ethics of child rearing right now.
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Naya was busy writing notes and listening to all of the answers given by her classmates. She paid special attention to the answers given about the Hufflepuff scarf because that was the one item that she was unsure about. After the professor had reviewed the information, she posed another question.
More information about Neville Longbottom was what they were asked to give. Naya raised her hand to share her thoughts. ”Neville Longbottom was born the same day as Harry Potter. For a while, no one was sure whether Harry Potter’s prophecy referred to him or Neville Longbottom.” How would things have worked out if Neville Longbottom had been the Chosen One? Thankfully, they would never need to know.
AHA! She had been waiting for someone to come up with this answer. The prophecy, and Neville's role in it, was the TRUE subject of the main part of the lesson, and she had been hoping someone would bring it up. Although, as Claudine had pointed out earlier, the date was off JUST a bit. And if Naya was relieved that they didn't have to think critically about Neville's life if he HAD been the Chosen One...well, she might be disappointed in a moment.
"Excellent! You touched on exactly what I hoped someone would bring up, Miss Lindsay. Sybill Trelawney gave the infamous prophecy that applied to both Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom," she explained with a smile before turning and waving her wand so that the prophecy text was on the chalkboard:
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"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives..."
"Neville Longbottom, who many had written off when he first arrived at school, was actually very influential to the Wizarding World, and specifically the events of the Second Wizarding War. It was during his fifth year that he really started to break out of his shell, becoming one of the last members of Dumbeldore's Army to be still standing when they went to fight Death Eaters at the Ministry of Magic," she explained. She paused so that they could all take adequate notes. Truthfully she could talk about Neville for hours, but wanted to simply touch base on the highlights of his life right now.
"Additionally, when Harry left at the beginning of his seventh year, it was Neville who took over Dumbledore's Army and encouraged his fellow students to make the lives of Snape and the Carrows utterly miserable. During the Battle of Hogwarts, he is best known for having cut the head off Nagini, Voldemort's last remaining Horcrux, allowing Harry to finish him off for good," she continued. Pause again for more note taking.
"Finally, as was pointed out - Nevlle is unique in the fact that Harry Potter's fate could have very easily been his. Harry never told Neville about this, and it is unclear if he DID eventually tell him after the war ended. However, Voldemort picked Harry, as he interpreted the last bit - 'marking him as his equal' - as selecting a half-blood, whereas Neville as a pureblood. If Neville had been picked instead of Harry, the entire history of the wizarding world may have been completely different!" she exclaimed softly. Did anyone else find this as FASCINATING as she did?! No?
"So my question to you is - how might Neville Longbottom's life been different if he'd been targeted by You-Know-Who - and survived - as an infant?" she asked them.
OOC: On to question two! Think about Neville's life as a whole - his childhood and his adulthood - when coming up with your answer! Focus JUST on Neville right now, not the wizarding world as a whole (we'll get to that later ahem).
I'm working a lot the next two days so we'll move on in about 40ish hours.
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Ah...hmm, that was a good question. Bernie hadn't ever thought of this before but also, she was very busy finishing her notes before she could really answer it. She hurried up and added the bit about Neville and Harry and purebloods and whatnot. Bernie still didn't understand what made someone a pureblood versus a halfblood; it was some kind of weird math, right, because both of Harry's parents were wizards, so shouldn't he be a wholeblood??? But she rolled with it and set her quill down to think on the question.
"Well, Neville might have still grown up with his grandmum, because Voldemort would have killed his parents just like he killed Harry's." Hmmmmm, what else, what else.... "He also wouldn't have been thought to be a squib, if he survived Voldemort's attack as an infant." Probably, right? "I think Neville's grandmother might have been more proud of him from the start."
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Austin nodded. "It WAS a cop-out honestly," he said. Him being a Slytherin, he had to defend his own house, didn't he? Oh, but they were moving on now. Okay. Well...
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Claudine nodded to Recard, pleased with herself. As she looked down at her book to continue to make notes, a small smirk played her lips. There were so many points about Neville’s life that were interesting. She thought that he would be an interesting Professor to have for Herbology; then again, she really enjoyed having Rainwater and thought he was cool.
The second year raised her hand. “He may have not had a life at all. His mother or possibly his father may not have had the opportunity to save him.” There were so many possibilities that could have occurred...
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Isla had to admit that she hadn't given Neville Longbottom much thought until now. She knew who he was, because who hadn't heard at least something about that Wizarding War? She just hadn't really thought about him as his own person before, only how he had connected to everybody else.
"In all the stories I've heard, he's always the sidekick or the one in the background that wasn't given much of a second thought. I mean, until he helped Harry Potter or something," Isla said, her hand in the air. She lowered her hand then added, "I think he would have arrived at Hogwarts with people having more confidence in him. Maybe he would have had more confidence in himself, too."
Other than that, she had no more brilliant ideas on how things might have changed for him. Truth be told, she didn't think he would have done as good of a job at being 'The Chosen One' as Harry Potter did. She wasn't exactly going to volunteer that information, though.
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Wow, that's quite an accolade to begin with. And here she is thinking that the most difficult thing she has to do so far was taking care of a fake baby for Muggle Studies. With Neville Longbottom's list of incredible recognition, how does one even compete? Professor Recard does have a point history would have been a lot different if Neville was in Harry's shoes but then again everything does happen for the reason.
how might Neville Longbottom's life been different if it were him instead of Harry?
She raised her hand once more to give an answer- err, well a possibility. There is no wrong answer in this right? "The roles would be in reverse." or at least that's what she thinks. "Just that Neville would be a lot stronger and would take more initiative at an early age- just like when Harry was when he started going to Hogwarts." she added. Neville would probably a lot less shy.
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Huh.... This would have been an interesting twist for sure! Was this kind of critical thinking what was expected on her History of Magic OWL exam? More confidence in himself as well as other people being more confident in him, as Isla already suggested. Only one thing ... Jillian said Harry had taken initiative at start of Hogwarts, except if Carsyn recalled correctly, he didn't take initiative. He didn't even believe it himself or KNOW anything of his past until he got to Hogwarts. Other people knew, but he, himself, was clueless. Wasn't he?
Rubbing absently for a moment at her temple to collect her thoughts, the fifth year then raised her hand. "On contrary, Harry didn't take initiative when he first got to Hogwarts. He didn't even know he was special or the chosen one until his first year. Other people recognized him and were in awe of him, but he didn't know. Whereas, Neville, being raised by a witch would have known of his significance at an earlier age. It might have actually prepared him better for the reactions other people gave ... instead of him being between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor, the sorting hat would have considered Slytherin for Neville because of great things expected from him. Neville would have ended up with parseltongue abilities as he would have been the horcrux." Which also meant he would have had to die. He would have become Dumbledore's guinea pig. He might even have picked up quidditch.
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Heath listened with rapt attention as the professor started speaking again. Of all the historical figures he'd learned about this term, Neville Longbottom was quickly becoming his favorite! He reminded him of himself in a way. Not so much the whole stopping Voldemort thing or the love for toads and herbology (Heath couldn't stand either of them!), but he could relate to being shy and awkward, as well as falling short of his family's expectations.
Since he heard the subject of the lesson, Heath thought they were going to hone in on Neville's contributions to the battle of Hogwarts. He was surprised, though not at all disappointed when Professor Recard instead talked about how the prophecy about Harry Potter could've also applied to Neville Longbottom. Growing up in a predominantly Gryffindor family, he'd already heard all about the battle of Hogwarts. It was interesting to look at Neville's life from a different perspective!
So what would've been different if Neville had been in Harry Potter's place? Well, his family would've thought better of him. That's for sure, Heath thought, but someone else (Bernie) brought that up before he had the chance to speak. What if Neville's family weren't the only people who thought better of him? If the roles were switched, Neville would have Harry's celebrity status, and fame always came with some degree of popularity. If nothing else, some people would've wanted to get close to Neville because he was famous, just like he knew to have happened with Harry Potter. Was that an acceptable answer?
The more Heath thought about it, the more similar it sounded to his classmates' (Isla & Carsyn) answers. There was no sense in repeating what had already been said, and he couldn't think of anything else to add..For now he kept quiet, silently beraring himself for not coming up with a more original answer.
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Naya had just begun to take notes after giving her answer and then...........Claudine happened. She was being called out by a second year and from the looks of things, the Slytherin seemed to enjoy it. Well that was embarrassing. To say she was borderline mortified was an understatement. However, Naya refused to let on that she was bothered. She did wonder why the younger girl seemed to be taking such pleasure in pointing out her mistake. Fortunately, the professor mentioned that Naya’s answer was related to the topic of the lesson. Well at least she had that going for her.
Naya turned her attention back to the topic at hand. They had moved on to the next question and it was one that the Gryffindor had to think about for a moment. There were so many possible outcomes, given the question that the professor posed. Maybe in some alternate reality, all of the possibilities could have played out. For now though, Naya had to share what she thought would happen, She raised her hand, still thinking of what she wanted to say.
“We are assuming that Neville’s life would have followed the same path as Harry’s. That is a big assumption. Things could have been different for him in so many ways. If his parents had been killed and he was still raised by his grandmother, I agree with Carsyn........sort of. He would surely have grown up knowing about his importance to the wizarding world. But........I don’t know whether that would have been a good thing or not. The pressure of being the “Chosen One” may have been too much for him at an early age. Either way, I think he would have lived up to the challenge eventually.”
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Ah...hmm, that was a good question. Bernie hadn't ever thought of this before but also, she was very busy finishing her notes before she could really answer it. She hurried up and added the bit about Neville and Harry and purebloods and whatnot. Bernie still didn't understand what made someone a pureblood versus a halfblood; it was some kind of weird math, right, because both of Harry's parents were wizards, so shouldn't he be a wholeblood??? But she rolled with it and set her quill down to think on the question.
"Well, Neville might have still grown up with his grandmum, because Voldemort would have killed his parents just like he killed Harry's." Hmmmmm, what else, what else.... "He also wouldn't have been thought to be a squib, if he survived Voldemort's attack as an infant." Probably, right? "I think Neville's grandmother might have been more proud of him from the start."
Gabi smiled at Bernie's critical thinking and nodded after she was finish. Giving a good head nod was always Gabi's go-to to show that she was listening intently. "Good job! I think you're quite right, and Neville's gran likely WOULD have been a bit less...critical of him, and none of his family would have suspected him a squib. Probably would have done wonders for his self esteem," she added as an afterthought.
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Austin nodded. "It WAS a cop-out honestly," he said. Him being a Slytherin, he had to defend his own house, didn't he? Oh, but they were moving on now. Okay. Well...
Did Austin not have anything to contribute to the previous question? Hmmm. Well, ok then, moving right along...
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Claudine nodded to Recard, pleased with herself. As she looked down at her book to continue to make notes, a small smirk played her lips. There were so many points about Neville’s life that were interesting. She thought that he would be an interesting Professor to have for Herbology; then again, she really enjoyed having Rainwater and thought he was cool.
The second year raised her hand. “He may have not had a life at all. His mother or possibly his father may not have had the opportunity to save him.” There were so many possibilities that could have occurred...
Interesting perspective to take...and a little dark, but Gabi couldn't argue that that WOULDN'T have been a possibility. "Peculiar theory, but it is definitely possible. Knowing what we know about Harry's parents and the magic their love and sacrifice gave him, hopefully Neville would have experienced the same thing," she said.
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Isla had to admit that she hadn't given Neville Longbottom much thought until now. She knew who he was, because who hadn't heard at least something about that Wizarding War? She just hadn't really thought about him as his own person before, only how he had connected to everybody else.
"In all the stories I've heard, he's always the sidekick or the one in the background that wasn't given much of a second thought. I mean, until he helped Harry Potter or something," Isla said, her hand in the air. She lowered her hand then added, "I think he would have arrived at Hogwarts with people having more confidence in him. Maybe he would have had more confidence in himself, too."
Other than that, she had no more brilliant ideas on how things might have changed for him. Truth be told, she didn't think he would have done as good of a job at being 'The Chosen One' as Harry Potter did. She wasn't exactly going to volunteer that information, though.
Gabi smiled at Isla's answer. "Yes, good job Miss Bellchant! It is possible that Neville would have had more confidence in himself, and maybe he would have done better in school," she continued. Maybe he would have gotten his own wand, too...there were so many possibilities!
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Wow, that's quite an accolade to begin with. And here she is thinking that the most difficult thing she has to do so far was taking care of a fake baby for Muggle Studies. With Neville Longbottom's list of incredible recognition, how does one even compete? Professor Recard does have a point history would have been a lot different if Neville was in Harry's shoes but then again everything does happen for the reason.
how might Neville Longbottom's life been different if it were him instead of Harry?
She raised her hand once more to give an answer- err, well a possibility. There is no wrong answer in this right? "The roles would be in reverse." or at least that's what she thinks. "Just that Neville would be a lot stronger and would take more initiative at an early age- just like when Harry was when he started going to Hogwarts." she added. Neville would probably a lot less shy.
There seemed to be a trend here, which made Gabi very pleased. She nodded at the prefect's answer. "Yes, it's truly possible that the things that happened to Harry, may have happened to Neville instead," she explained. Of course, there was no way to know if things would have played out EXACTLY the same but...there would be time to brainstorm that later.
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Huh.... This would have been an interesting twist for sure! Was this kind of critical thinking what was expected on her History of Magic OWL exam? More confidence in himself as well as other people being more confident in him, as Isla already suggested. Only one thing ... Jillian said Harry had taken initiative at start of Hogwarts, except if Carsyn recalled correctly, he didn't take initiative. He didn't even believe it himself or KNOW anything of his past until he got to Hogwarts. Other people knew, but he, himself, was clueless. Wasn't he?
Rubbing absently for a moment at her temple to collect her thoughts, the fifth year then raised her hand. "On contrary, Harry didn't take initiative when he first got to Hogwarts. He didn't even know he was special or the chosen one until his first year. Other people recognized him and were in awe of him, but he didn't know. Whereas, Neville, being raised by a witch would have known of his significance at an earlier age. It might have actually prepared him better for the reactions other people gave ... instead of him being between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor, the sorting hat would have considered Slytherin for Neville because of great things expected from him. Neville would have ended up with parseltongue abilities as he would have been the horcrux." Which also meant he would have had to die. He would have become Dumbledore's guinea pig. He might even have picked up quidditch.
The critical thinking shown by Prefect Rose was truly appreciated and Gabi grinned at her. "Excellent thinking! It's true that both boys had different backgrounds and different personalities. So we can't say for SURE that his life would have been a carbon copy of Harry's because we need to take that into account," she pointed out. Was everyone listening? That bit would be important in a moment...
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Heath listened with rapt attention as the professor started speaking again. Of all the historical figures he'd learned about this term, Neville Longbottom was quickly becoming his favorite! He reminded him of himself in a way. Not so much the whole stopping Voldemort thing or the love for toads and herbology (Heath couldn't stand either of them!), but he could relate to being shy and awkward, as well as falling short of his family's expectations.
Since he heard the subject of the lesson, Heath thought they were going to hone in on Neville's contributions to the battle of Hogwarts. He was surprised, though not at all disappointed when Professor Recard instead talked about how the prophecy about Harry Potter could've also applied to Neville Longbottom. Growing up in a predominantly Gryffindor family, he'd already heard all about the battle of Hogwarts. It was interesting to look at Neville's life from a different perspective!
So what would've been different if Neville had been in Harry Potter's place? Well, his family would've thought better of him. That's for sure, Heath thought, but someone else (Bernie) brought that up before he had the chance to speak. What if Neville's family weren't the only people who thought better of him? If the roles were switched, Neville would have Harry's celebrity status, and fame always came with some degree of popularity. If nothing else, some people would've wanted to get close to Neville because he was famous, just like he knew to have happened with Harry Potter. Was that an acceptable answer?
The more Heath thought about it, the more similar it sounded to his classmates' (Isla & Carsyn) answers. There was no sense in repeating what had already been said, and he couldn't think of anything else to add..For now he kept quiet, silently beraring himself for not coming up with a more original answer.
Another one who was (uncharacteristically) quiet. Her question hadn't been THAT difficult had it?
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Naya had just begun to take notes after giving her answer and then...........Claudine happened. She was being called out by a second year and from the looks of things, the Slytherin seemed to enjoy it. Well that was embarrassing. To say she was borderline mortified was an understatement. However, Naya refused to let on that she was bothered. She did wonder why the younger girl seemed to be taking such pleasure in pointing out her mistake. Fortunately, the professor mentioned that Naya’s answer was related to the topic of the lesson. Well at least she had that going for her.
Naya turned her attention back to the topic at hand. They had moved on to the next question and it was one that the Gryffindor had to think about for a moment. There were so many possible outcomes, given the question that the professor posed. Maybe in some alternate reality, all of the possibilities could have played out. For now though, Naya had to share what she thought would happen, She raised her hand, still thinking of what she wanted to say.
“We are assuming that Neville’s life would have followed the same path as Harry’s. That is a big assumption. Things could have been different for him in so many ways. If his parents had been killed and he was still raised by his grandmother, I agree with Carsyn........sort of. He would surely have grown up knowing about his importance to the wizarding world. But........I don’t know whether that would have been a good thing or not. The pressure of being the “Chosen One” may have been too much for him at an early age. Either way, I think he would have lived up to the challenge eventually.”
Gabi grinned at the Gryffindor. "Exactly, you both touched on an excellent point. We are assuming that all events would play out EXACTLY the same, and while that may be true for some things - it may not be true for other events. It is impossible to say."
Once it was obvious that everyone was done answering, Gabi smiled at them all and returned to the center of the room to begin her segway into the last bit of the lesson. "Interesting theories, everyone! Definitely some creative answers out there," she said with an encouraging grin. "Which brings us to the final part of our lesson!"
"As many of you said, Neville's life would have likely mirrored what happened to Harry Potter in many ways. While we could never know for SURE just how similar their lives would be, we can use what we know about Neville's personality and his upbringing to determine how things may have been different if Neville had been The Chosen One," she paused, hoping that they had all paid attention to her when she had been talking about his demeanor earlier. "Neville was much more timid than Harry, more cautious, and as some of you pointed out, had many Hufflepuff personality traits as well. Use that information to help you with this next assignment," she encouraged them before waving her wand so the assignment presented itself on the board.
"I would like you all to pick an event in the Wizarding World that occurred during Harry Potter's time at school. Then, you will explain to me how you think it would have played out had Neville been The Chosen One, not Harry," she explained. She waved her wand again and a list of events presented themselves on the board.
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POSSIBLE EVENTS (feel free to use others not listed here!)
-The Triwizard Tournament
-The Battle of Hogwarts
-Fighting the Death Eaters in the Hall of Prophecies
-Stopping Voldemort from getting The Philosophers Stone
-Finding Horcruxes
"For example - say I picked the creation of Dumbledore's Army as my event," she explained. She waved her wand again and an example scribbled itself underneath her initial list.
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I believe that Dumbledore's Army would have been founded, although I do not believe Neville would have come up with the idea. I think Hermione Granger would have still been the driving force behind its creation. However, given that Neville would have defeated Voldemort before, both as a baby and likely throughout his previous five years of school, Hermione would have still elected Neville leader of the group. He would actually excel in this role, as he had a knack for teaching (as evidenced by his later career as a professor).
"You don't need to get as in depth as I did, of course," she told them all. History majors tended to get wordy - and she was not going to be offended if they kept it short, sweet and to the point. "You do not have to select only from those events I posted on the board. Think about ALL seven years of Harry's life, and pick how it would have played out if Neville had been in his place instead! Please keep in mind that it would have to be something Neville would have been present for. So you would not be able to use the event where Harry unleashed a snake on his cousin Dudley, for example," she added, realizing she had to make THAT part a bit specific just to be safe.
"The only requirement for this assignment is that you write out your answers clearly, check your grammar, and hand it in to me before class is dismissed," she told them all. "And keep in mind that one paragraph is 3-4 sentences. Now, hop to it everyone! Class is more than halfway done," she reminded them all before clapping her hands together to signal the start of the activity.
OOC: WOOO main activity time! Pick an event, any event, that took place during Books 1-7 that had an impact on the wizarding world. As Gabi said, you have to pick something Neville would have realistically been involved in - aka, no events involving the Dursleys, relationship drama between Harry and his friends, etc.
CATCH UP ON QUESTIONS ONE AND TWO IS ALLOWED! If you choose to catch up PLEASE include both questions in one post, and use that same post to segway into your main activity. Minimum of 1 post is required for this but the more detail you put in to your answer and your post, the more points will be rewarded, so if you would like to spread it out amongst a few posts that is more than ok.
As Gabi said, the written requirement is 3-4 sentences, but if you wanna give me a novel to read I won't mind one bit! Feel free to RP your students talking amongst themselves too to brainstorm ideas!
You will have roughly 48 hours to complete the activity, and I'll be checking in here and there. Let me know if you have any questions or need help by signaling me in your post title!
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This was very interesting to think about. How history would have changed if Lord Voldemort made one different decision, by choosing Neville Longbottom instead of Harry Potter. She picked the event with the philosopher's stone, which she knew the most about, and began to exercise her imagination. She first thought about how Potter went about stopping Voldemort from getting the stone, then moved on to consider Longbottom's role. The latter actually tried to stop the trio from walking out of the common room late at night. But that was because he did not know what they were trying to do. If Longbottom were the Chosen One, would he have found out about Voldemort's attempt to steal the stone? Potter only really learned about it by luck … so perhaps Longbottom would have been lucky enough to discover it too if it directly concerned him. Then, would he have taken action to stop Voldemort from getting the stone? Some people might say no, Neville would have been too timid to do it. But he was actually very brave and he definitely cared about the safety of the wizarding community. She thought he would have done everything he could to stop Voldemort from getting the philosopher’s stone. But she also had to take into consideration his cautious personality. With that in mind, she picked up her quill and started writing her answer.
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I believe that Longbottom would have played a more active role in stopping Lord Voldemort from getting the philosopher’s stone. If he found out (inaccurately) that Severus Snape wanted to help Voldemort to steal the Stone, I think he would have confided his suspicion to his friends: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. They would have gone through the trapdoor together. Potter, being more confident than Longbottom, might have volunteered to go through the black flame to the final room by himself. Potter would not have been able to defeat Quirrell by burning his skin, but Albus Dumbledore would have arrived in time to save him and prevent Quirrell/Voldemort from getting the stone.
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Well Professor Recard was really giving their brains a workout today. Listening to her classmates’ theories was interesting. Everyone had their own take on Neville Longbottom and how things would happen if the prophecy had been different. Now they had to project even further. Naya thought about the many key events in Harry Potter’s life. How would things have been different if Neville was in his place? Certainly they would have.
Naya decided to tackle the topic of the Triwizard Tournament. Surely she could find some differences there. Once the thoughts started coming to her, she began to write.
SPOILER!!: Naya’s notes
If Neville Longbottom had been the Triwizard Tournament entrant instead of Harry Potter, there would have been some similarities and some differences. We know that Neville was not the best at flying, so he would not have used his broom to challenge the dragon in the first task. He seemed to be a smart boy, so he probably would have come up with some other method of fighting the dragon. Would he have been successful? I do not know.
Since Neville gave Harry the idea of using Gillyweed in the second task, he surely would have used that himself. Neville was also very kind and loyal to his friends. I believe that he would have tried to save the extra “captives”, just as Harry did. The outcome of this task could have been the same.
The third task is a bit of a mystery. Which Neville would have been competing, the shy one or the brave one? That is hard to say. Clearly the maze was a very challenging task. Shy, scared Neville may not have made it to the finish. Brave Neville, on the other hand, could have weathered the storm. If he and Cedric Diggory were together at the end, I believe Neville would have done the same thing as Harry. He would have shared the cup with his Hogwarts competitor.
So, would Neville Longbottom have ended up as the Triwizard Champion like Harry Potter. It is possible, but it is hard to know that for sure. I like to think that he would have done it somehow.
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Isla picked up her quill, dipped it in ink, and just stared at her parchment as if she expected the paragraph to start writing itself. She wasn't too great at things like this. All that thinking outside the box stuff was for Ravenclaws. Neville Longbottom wasn't exactly her favorite subject to write about either, but at least they got to pretty make up these events instead of having to research actual history.
The hardest part would be coming up with some event to write about. She kind of thought it would be interesting to see how things in the Forest of Dean would have played out with Neville being there instead of Harry. Especially the time when the patronus led Harry to Gryffindor's sword. She adjusted her parchment and set to work taking a few notes.
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Name: Isla Bellchant
Location: Forest of Dean
Situation: Harry is led to Gryffindor's sword
Time period: Harry and Neville's 7th year
What happened to Harry:
- Harry sees a silvery doe and decides to follow it
- It leads to Gryffindor's sword in a frozen lake
- locket tries to strangle him in the water
- Ron saves Harry's life
- Harry figures out the patronus was Snape's
- Harry is able to retrieve the sword
Okay, so now all she had to do was take those events and twist them around to put Neville in the place of Harry. The professor said it had to be something Neville would have been present for, but if he and Harry had truly switched places, it would have Neville on that horcrux hunt and not Harry.
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As far as Claudine could see, trying to put Neville in Harry Potter’s shoes did no good. Right off the bat, things could have turned out differently had Neville died. Also, she didn’t see the point in trying to speculate on how his early life could have influenced the course of history if he had been The Chosen One. It was pointless. Why did she think so? Because history had already written itself; it was set in stone. Claudine was not impressed with the direction in which this lesson had taken.
Still, she got to the assignment, labeling her bit of parchment with her name, year and House before moving on to her analysis.
SPOILER!!: Scenario
Occurrence: Slaying of the Basilisk When: Neville’s second year Where: Hogwarts
Had Neville been tasked with slaying the Basilisk in order to rescue Ginny Weasley, I am not sure he would have been able to go through with it. Why? Because at the time, Neville was only about 12 years old and his courage was only just showing itself (and it evolved throughout the remainder of his school life). Aside from that, he may not have been able to pull Gryffindor’s sword from the Sorting Hat. Another method/methods might have been used to kill the basilisk and save Ginny.
Claudine re-read her words. All seemed in order so she would wait for this lesson to be over now.
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Isla was pretty pleased with the way things were going so far. She had everything planned out, so the only thing left to do was...well, the assignment itself. It'd be super easy, though, at this point. She drew in a deep sigh then began the process of turning Harry's story into Neville's.
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Name: Isla Bellchant
Location: Forest of Dean
Situation: Harry is led to Gryffindor's sword
Time period: Harry and Neville's 7th year
What happened to Harry:
- Harry sees a silvery doe and decides to follow it
- It leads to Gryffindor's sword in a frozen lake
- locket tries to strangle him in the water
- Ron saves Harry's life
- Harry figures out the patronus was Snape's
- Harry is able to retrieve the sword
The revised story:
I think this situation would be almost completely different if Harry and Neville's roles had been switched. First off, the silvery doe patronus would have had no unexpected significance to Neville. It wasn't Alice Longbottom that Snape had fallen in love with. It was Lily Potter. Having said that, would Snape have even helped Neville at all in this case? Let's just say he did. At this point, I'm not even sure Neville would have followed the patronus. During this point in history, I don't think Neville's true Gryffindor traits had come into play yet. If he did follow it, would he have gotten the sword from the water? My guess is no. I think that whoever he would have been traveling with (probably not Ron and Hermione, but maybe Luna) would have to have helped him in some way. I just don't see Neville being as brave in this situation as Harry was. I think he would have retrieved the sword in the end, but I definitely don't think he would have done it alone and with as much bravery.
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Heath was unable to think of something new to say before the class moved on to the main activity, so he was all the more determined to come up with an intelligent argument. He read over the choices on the board, imagining possible alternate scenarios for each one. In the end, he went with the option that he thought had the most potential to change dramatically: the fight in the Hall of Prophecies. Heath bit his lip, lost in thought. So what would’ve changed? What would’ve stayed the same?
There was no doubt in Heath’s mind that Neville would have fought alongside his friends. This was after Dumbledore’s Army was formed, so Neville would’ve been starting to come into his own. The big difference Heath saw was in the circumstances that would have brought Neville into the fight. He knew that Harry Potter was lured by a false vision of his godfather and a lie by the Black family house elf, which would almost certainly not have happened to Neville. For starters, the Longbottoms probably didn’t have a backstabbing house elf! So would Voldemort have been able to get a member of the family to lie to Neville? He doubted it… well, not voluntarily anyway. He supposed it was possible that the Death Eaters might have Imperiused one of Neville’s relatives.
More to the point, would Voldemort have been able to implant a false vision at all? Heath thought about it. If Neville had been in Harry Potter’s place, he would’ve had the same mind connection with Voldemort, but would he have also had the same struggles with Occlumency? Probably, given his academic struggles and lack of confidence. He might have had even more difficulty than Harry because he was known to fear Severus Snape, but that in itself raised questions. Would Snape have even been at Hogwarts if Neville was the Chosen One instead of Harry? If not, who would have taught Occlumency to Neville? Would he have fared better with a different teacher?
Heath’s mind was going in a million different directions! He shook his head, trying to get back on track before he went too far down the rabbit hole of "what if". The more he thought about the fight in the Hall of Prophecies, the more differences he found, to the point that he started to question whether the fight would've still happened at all! Picking up his quill, he wrote:
Text Cut: Heath’s notes
I think it’s possible that the fight in the Hall of Prophecies may not have happened at all if Neville Longbottom had been in Harry Potter’s place.Voldemort would still have wanted the prophecy, and he would’ve had the same mind connection with Neville that he had with Harry. I believe Neville would also have struggled with Occlumency, given his shyness and lack of self confidence, so Voldemort would likely still have been able to implant a false vision (probably of Augusta Longbottom) to try to lure Neville. Neville would still have told his friends what he saw, and I think Hermione Granger would have advised him to try contacting his gran before rushing off, like she did Harry Potter about Sirius Black.
Here’s where I think things would change. Neville, unlike Harry Potter, would not have been tricked into believing his gran was in trouble. I have no idea if the Longbottoms had a house elf, but if they had, I find it extremely unlikely that it would have been taking orders from a Voldemort sympathizer on the side. There’s no evidence that anyone in Neville’s family supported Voldemort’s cause, and while it’s possible that the Death Eaters could have threatened a member of the Longbottom family, I doubt they would bow down to the pressure to lie to Neville. In that case, Neville would have talked to either Augusta herself or another family member who would’ve told him the truth about her whereabouts, so there would be no need for him to go to the Department of Mysteries.
Heath looked over his work. It was already a lot longer than what the professor asked for, but it still seemed somehow… unsatisfying. Maybe he could think of something more to add. So… if Neville hadn’t been tricked, then what would have happened? He knew Voldemort wouldn’t have just given up on getting the prophecy, so what would he have done then? Would he send his followers to actually kidnap and torture Augusta Longbottom? Then what? Heath didn’t think Augusta would’ve gone down without a fight. He knew she was able to hold off John Dawlish when he tried to capture her, so maybe she could’ve held off the Death Eaters too? And even if she wasn’t, she probably would’ve had family members to back her up. They wouldn’t have been able to take out the entire Longbottom family, would they? If they did, then who would Voldemort have used as leverage against Neville?
As his mind continued to buzz with questions, Heath added one more paragraph to his notes:
Text Cut: More notes
It's also possible that Voldemort would've planned for this by sending his followers to either use the Imperius curse to force a member of the family to lie to Neville or to actually kidnap Augusta Longbottom if all else failed. Assuming that either of these plans succeeded, I think Neville would've rushed to Augusta's rescue, just as Harry Potter did Sirius Black's. Neville and his friends would still have used the thestrals to get to the Ministry, and they would've found their way to the Hall of Prophecies.
I think Neville would've been less likely to pick up the prophecy than Harry. Not only was Neville more timid than Harry, but I think he would've known not to touch a strange object, having grown up in the wizarding world. Even if Neville were inclined to touch it, Hermione would've probably advised him not to, as she did with Harry. Since Hermione helped Neville so much over the years, I can't see him going against her advice. I don't know if something else would've alerted the Death Eaters to their presence if Neville didn't touch the prophecy, but if or when the did appear, I believe the battle would've played out much the same way as we know.
Heath still wasn't quite happy with what he had, but his hand was getting tired from writing. He decided to stop there and hand his work in as is. It was already three paragraphs longer than required, and if Professor Recard needed more information, he would be happy to elaborate further.
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Gosh, now they had to pick an even from Harry's life to write about Neville?! Bernie wished she'd stuck one of her seven volumes of Harry Potter History (for Muggles) in her bag before she'd left her dormitory. All she could think of to write about would be how Harry helped an Azkaban prisoner escape Hogwarts (but the guy turned out to be his uncle or something), how he'd had a big rivalry with Draco Malfoy (but that wasn't really an event, right? It went on for like 10 years??), and the Triwizard Tournament.
Well, out of those options, she probably recalled the TWT best because of all its exciting events. There'd been three events, er, tasks, and.... Neville probably would have rocked the one with the merpeople and the lake and the gillyweed... so she was going to write about that one, yep. Bernie stretched out her hand and then got to work with quill and parchment.
SPOILER!!: Parchment
Bernadette Grantham
Gryffindor
2nd Year
Event: The second task of the Triwizard Tournament of 1994-95 Location: Hogwarts Black Lake Date: 24 February 1995
Many things would have differed if fourth-year Neville Longbottom were selected for the Triwizard Tournament instead of Harry Potter. In the case of the second task of the Tournament, Harry Potter would have played a supporting role to Neville instead of the other way around. For one thing, Neville would not have waited until the last minute to come up with a strategy for breathing underwater. Neville is a friendlier but less confident student than Harry, and would have taken a crack at decoding the magic egg must quicker than Harry. He also would have surely turned to his friends, including Hermione, Harry, Ron, Seamus, and Dean, for help with ideas for what to do with the egg because he is less confident and would have wanted their reassurance and help. He may not have even required help from a fellow champion (Cedric Diggory) because he would have worked at his egg every day until he cracked it.
Once he would have realized that the task had something to do with merpeople, Neville would have quickly found a way to breathe underwater. Being familiar with Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean, Neville would have decided to use gillyweed on his own, and would have been prepared well in advance for the task, without requiring any help from Dobby the House Elf or Barty Crouch Jr./"Professor Mad-Eye Moody." Neville may not have even had to steal the gillyweed from Professor Snape's stores, as Dobby did for Harry. Being fearful of Snape, Neville likely would have ordered his own gillyweed in advance of the tournament and it would have arrived for him via owl post with more than enough time to spare. Neville might have needed some help from his friends like Harry and Hermione to learn defensive spells to use against merpeople and other creatures of the Lake, but again, he would have had plenty of time to prepare for this task.
However, the question remains as to what would be most precious to him and thus hidden in the Black Lake for him to retrieve. Assuming that Neville's parents were incapacitated or deceased due to Voldemort choosing him as his rival in his infancy, the creators of the Tournament likely would have kidnapped and hidden his grandmother beneath the lake. Not wanting to disappoint her, Neville would have been nervous but focused, and would have rescued her quickly. As Neville is less apt to "play the hero" like Harry Potter, and more familiar with magic, Neville would not have attempted to rescue any other hostages for the sake of the tournament. He was not raised by Muggles and would have implicitly understood that the hostages were just there for the purpose of the tournament and not in any real danger, as Harry had believed.
Neville may not have been as strong a swimmer as Harry Potter, but he would have likely finished the task in first or second place, again, trying to hurry so as not to disappoint his grandmother. Like Harry, Neville would have moved on to the third task of the tournament. Unlike Harry, he would not have been awarded extra points "for showing moral fibre." Neville would not have needed those points though, as his prowess in Herbology and general knowledge of the wizarding world would have served him well in this task.
Satisfied with her essay overall, Bernie set her quill down and proceeded to look over her paragraphs for any spelling errors. She was glad she had narrowed down the Triwizard Tournament to just the second task, because if she were to write about ALL three tasks, her essay would have probably been 50 inches of parchment!
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Gabi had situated herself at her desk, working on grading their homework from the previous lesson while she waited for them to come up and turn in their current assignments. She smiled at each of them as they came up, scanning their essays in interest as she got each one. Some of them had gone...a bit above and beyond hadn't they? Wow, maybe Neville was a way more interesting topic than she had anticipated!
She glanced at her watch and stood up, clapping her hands once to get their attention. "Attention! Class is just about done so please make your way up here to turn in your assignments. Your homework, due at the beginning of next class, is to pick your favorite Neville Longbottom moment and write about why it is your favorite. No length limit as long as you answer the prompt fully!" she told them all. "Class dismissed!"
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After the warning call from Professor Recard, Bernie packed up her things and handed in her essay. She was pretty proud of it. She'd been thorough, or so she thought. She wasn't sure which Neville moment of hers was her favorite yet, but it was probably when he'd cut the snake's head off, because that was COOL.
Anywho. "Have a nice day, thanks for the cool lesson on Mister Longbottom," Bernie told the professor as she turned in her essay and skipped out the door.
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Of course there was homework.
Claudine made a note of it then gathered up her belongings back into her bag. Mini essay in hand, she moved over to Recard, held out the completed work. “See you around, Professor.’’ A short, polite ‘goodbye for now’, the way she greeted and said bye to her professors.
She felt accomplished about today’s lesson. Another one down meant that the term was coming closer to an end. This meant that she would be able to go home soon where it will be less hectic. Speaking of which… there might be some time for her to get some solace before the next lesson.
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It seemed that class was about to wrap up. Naya jotted down the homework assignment, grabbed her Neville notes and headed toward the front of class to turn them in. As she reached the professor’s desk, she handed in her work. “Thank you professor, I enjoyed class today. Then the Gryffindor made her way toward the door. It was off to the next class.
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The good news was that it was time to go! The bad news was that they had more to write about Neville Longbottom for their homework assignment. Isla jotted down the assignment on a spare piece of parchment then began gathering her things. She reread her assignment, checked it for any errors just like Recard had wanted them to, and then headed to turn it in.
"Thanks for a great lesson, Professor," she said, and then she handed over the parchment. With one final glance to her work area to make sure she got everything, she headed out the door. She'd heard enough of Neville Longbottom for the time-being, although she was already thinking she wanted to write about the slaying of Nagini for her homework assignment. She had to admit that that little historical moment of his was pretty cool.
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Name: Isla Bellchant
Location: Forest of Dean
Situation: Harry is led to Gryffindor's sword
Time period: Harry and Neville's 7th year
What happened to Harry:
- Harry sees a silvery doe and decides to follow it
- It leads to Gryffindor's sword in a frozen lake
- locket tries to strangle him in the water
- Ron saves Harry's life
- Harry figures out the patronus was Snape's
- Harry is able to retrieve the sword
The revised story:
I think this situation would be almost completely different if Harry and Neville's roles had been switched. First off, the silvery doe patronus would have had no unexpected significance to Neville. It wasn't Alice Longbottom that Snape had fallen in love with. It was Lily Potter. Having said that, would Snape have even helped Neville at all in this case? Let's just say he did. At this point, I'm not even sure Neville would have followed the patronus. During this point in history, I don't think Neville's true Gryffindor traits had come into play yet. If he did follow it, would he have gotten the sword from the water? My guess is no. I think that whoever he would have been traveling with (probably not Ron and Hermione, but maybe Luna) would have to have helped him in some way. I just don't see Neville being as brave in this situation as Harry was. I think he would have retrieved the sword in the end, but I definitely don't think he would have done it alone and with as much bravery.
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HoM Lesson 2 - Neville Longbottom 
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