Neville Longbottom, The Boy Who Lived?

by Hermione Weasley133

We all know what happened when Lord Voldemort picked Harry, but what if he had picked Neville? This is about what would have happend if Neville had the scar, and not Harry.

1. The Incident

Chapter 1

The Incident

It was Halloween night at the Longbottom home and Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom were about to put their only son to bed. Outside a hooded figure walked silently towards the house, his red eyes gleaming in the semi-darkness.

The figure brandished a wand and muttered "Alohamora," in a high, cold voice. Mr. Longbottom heard the tiny click of the lock and turned to see the pale face and scarlet eyes of Lord Voldemort himself.

Frank Longbottom barely had enough time to shout "Alice, take Neville!" before the cold voice yelled "AVADA KEDAVERA!" Franks face lost all signs of life as he fell to the floor, dead. Alice grabbed her son and sprinted out the door, but she was not fast enough to outrun Lord Voldemort who told her "YOU MAY LIVE, MY DEAR!"

"NOT IF NEVILLE CAN'T!" Alice replied, crying.

He caught her, said "You leave me no choice," and yelled AVADA KEDAVERA!" Alice too fell, dead and unmoving, to the ground. The Dark Lord looked at the child, and the child looked at the Dark Lord. Neville looked into the face of the man as if he were a mildly-interesting television program that he was watching because there was nothing else to watch.

"AVADA KEDAVERA!" the man cried for the third time that night, but instead of claiming the life of the child it claimed the life of the man, leaving nothing but a crying infant with a lightningbolt cut on his forehead.