Title: Neville Longbottom And Dumbledore's Army
Setting: Mainly Hogwarts between September 1997 and June 1998. As you can tell though this chapters at Neville's House in August 1997.
Summary: Neville Longbottom goes back to Hogwarts in his 7th year, and leads a rebellion against Snape, along with Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley.
Author's Note: This novel is basically Neville's First Year. Written a bit like Harry Potter in Limited 3rd person, we see things from Neville's point of view. The Novel lasts until the battle of Hogwarts from which I may, or may not see the battle from his view as well. I will link both DH and this story by quotations from DH that will help you understand when about the story is happening. Please review as it is my first novel and would like some feedback.
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling, these are her characters. I'm just using them.
Chapter 1: Summertime
At that moment, something large and silver came falling through the canopy over the dance floor. Graceful and gleaming, the lynx landed lightly in the middle of the astonished dancers. Heads turned, as those nearest it froze, absurdly in mid-dance. Then the Patronus's mouth opened wide and it spoke in the loud, deep, slow voice of Kingsley Shacklebolt.
'The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming.'
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - The Wedding - Page 113 - UK Version
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Neville Longbottom woke with a start. He had dozed off without him knowing it at 10 PM the night before, he glanced at his clock, it said 8 AM. 'God I must be bored!' he thought. It was mid summer holidays and he had been as bored as anything – there's only so much stroking of a Mimbulus mimbletonia you can do in one holiday. As much as he liked his Grandmother and great-uncle Algie (who was staying with Neville this summer) he longed to be back at Hogwarts.
It was rather funny when he thought about it, whilst looking at his room - which was full of weird and wonderful plants - he remembered his first 4 years when he wasn't exactly happy at Hogwarts. He had friends (Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Dean and Seamus) but he didn't have any best friends who he hung around with. He was content with life there (if a bit scared of Snape) but not exactly happy. But in the 5th year his life changed. He supposed it was the DA that helped him, he got really close to Luna – who was quite nice when you got over her weirdness – and the whole ministry battle had changed him into someone much braver than the boy who was scared of Snape in the third year. He remembered when he got home that summer after the ministry and saw his Grandmother. She was wearing a massive smile and a look that Neville couldn't exactly place. He realised later that it was her being proud of him, a look he rarely got.
No sooner where these running across his head and a smile creeping over his face when a shout shook him back into the life of the present.
"I don't believe it! Lies!" shouted Neville's Grandmother from down stairs, "Neville! Get down here... NOW!" Neville jumped off his bed and ran downstairs (in the same clothes as the day before) – he remembered the last time his Grandmother had got this angry, it wasn't pretty. He ran into the living room where a newspaper was thrown in his face.
"Read this trash Neville!" she said angrily. Neville glanced down at the Daily Prophet and gasped.
"No way!" Neville exclaimed as he read the title in disgust:
WANTED FOR QUESTIONING ABOUT THE DEATH OF ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
Above the title was a huge picture of Harry Potter. Neville quickly skimmed the front page;
"What a pile of cr- sorry Grandma," Neville said with a quick glance at his Grandmother, "what a pile of rubbish!" He saw from his Grandmother's face that she agreed.
"And that's only the start of it, look at page 2!" she told Neville. Neville did and again couldn't believe his eyes.
"A Muggle Born Register' ?! The ministry's lost it completely this time. This sounds like some rubbish the Malfoys would come up with." Neville said.
"It probably is." His Grandma replied, and seeing the look on Neville's face she sighed. "Isn't it obvious dear? You Know Who has took over! I heard a rumour that Dedalus Diggles house had been burned down last night! It's lucky Dedalus is on holiday with his brother, You Know Who's obviously gained control." Neville just stood there barely believing it. He was quickly snapped out of his trance:
"You're not going to Hogwarts this year, dear."
"What? Why! All my friends are there; Luna, Ron, Hermione, Harry..."
"Haven't you been listening to me Neville?" asked his Grandmother impatiently, "You really think Harry will be able to simply stroll into Hogwarts when they've got the whole of the Ministry and Death Eaters looking for him? And this Hermione girl, isn't she muggle born? She'll be rounded up like a sheep if she goes anywhere near school. No you're not going, they'll be putting You-Know-Who in charge of the school next! No you're not going."
"Don't argue Neville," Gran said before Neville opened his mouth. He glared at his Grandmother and stormed back upstairs annoyed at his Gran.
"Stupid woman, why won't she let me go back, I need to see people, do something," he muttered to himself when he walked through his door. He glanced at his mirror and was surprised by what he saw. His black hair was much the same as it had always been but his plump cheeks of younger years seemed to have disappeared. He realised for the first time since turning 17 – he was now a man. He started to laugh. His laughter soon turned to quiet sobs and he sat on the edge of his bed – confused, upset, angry and worried. He wanted to argue with his Gran, he wanted to go to school... yet a part of his brain new that she was right... it was safer at home; perhaps he shouldn't go to school after all.
In the end he wouldn't have a choice.
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"What's Voldermort Planning for Hogwarts?" she asked Lupin.
"Attendance is now compulsory for every young witch and wizard," he replied. "They announced that yesterday."
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - The Bribe – Page 173 - UK Version
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It was 3 days later when he found out. He was sat round the breakfast table with his uncle Algie who was telling Neville of the time he had duelled 2 hags, a vampire and a witch all at the same time. Neville who had heard this (probably made-up) story many a time was sitting at the table, staring into the distance thinking where Harry was and what he was doing.
"It looks like you're getting what you want Neville." Gran said as she put his toast down on the table.
"Huh?" Neville replied.
"Today the Ministry of Magic announced that attendance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is now compulsory to every witch or wizard under the age of 18 " She replied waving the Prophet in front of his face. Neville just gawked. The past 3 days he had convinced himself that not going back to Hogwarts was what he wanted, but now he realised that had not been the case. He tried, and failed, to stop a grin coming to his mouth.
"I don't know what you're grinning about!" snapped his Gran, "They still haven't announced who's going to be Headmaster or Headmistress yet! My moneys on Severus Snape personally."
"Snape?!" exclaimed Neville "But Professor McGonagall!"
"He Who Must Not Be Named wouldn't put someone in the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's left hand man, well woman, in charge of Hogwarts would he? Mark my words; he'll want a Death Eater, Snape's the most qualified of the lot."
Neville's emotions were now in turmoil. On one hand the prospect of seeing Luna, Ginny and possibly Ron made him feel like dancing, but on the other the chance of going back to school and have his most hated and feared teacher in the school as the Headmaster made him more scared than anything. Then Neville had an idea that could make Hogwarts a lot more fun this year. He gobbled up his breakfast and ran upstairs...
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AN: Not the most exciting of Chapters but please remember I'm setting the scene for the story. Also Please review.