Chapter Six

Neville

Neville Longbottom

Ah Neville Longbottom, we all thought and we still do, that he was a sweet, innocent boy. But no, age took its toll, as Neville went through university and various jobs, girlfriends and debts he became successful, very successful. By successful I mean he was one of the "more successful" Healers, the kind who gave lectures, operated on the wealthier patients and made a great deal more than most people, Neville was the complete opposite of Cho.

Neville had always been kind enough, but eventually the money had gotten to his head. Neville paid for love, he paid for happiness, he paid for a way out. Neville had gotten himself into trouble with the Deatheaters, he learned the hard way not to pay for drugs in Knockturn and get so out of it as to smash in a Deatheater's face. Well, that made them angry. Draco figured he could use Neville to seduce Ginny, Draco wanted her. Neville, however had fallen in love with Cho, and Cho was bound to Harry, who was bound to Ginny, who was bound to him.

Neville had left to go to Hogwarts for a medical lecture for the future Healers, he brought Ginny with him, left her alone for a while, Ginny attempted suicide. However, as we all know, Ginny was taken by Deatheaters on her deathbed, they would have had a difficult time resurrecting her if she was too far gone. Neville found Ginny non-existent after his lecture, but in return found a handwritten note from Draco,

I've finally gotten what I wanted from you

-D. Malfoy

As things took their turn, the note was created so as to teleport Neville directly to Draco's feet. All Draco had was his wand, his insanity and his ego.

The walls closed in, Neville's bones were turned to dust, his face branding fear, his arm branding the Dark Mark