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Neville asked the doctor if he could see his mum after he had signed the permission form for the surgery and found out that it would be scheduled in two days since it would take that long to arrange to have a wizarding healer to observe the procedure and hopefully his Gran would see his reason for doing this that he agreed to the surgery out of love for his mum so that she could have a chance for a normal life with her family that she was robbed of when he was younger. He couldn't even remember what his life with his parents was like before he had to live with his Gran, since she didn't like to talk about it too much only how great his parents were and that his dad had kept up the family tradition of becoming an Auror. He did know that he had an identical twin brother named Francis who died when their family was attacked seventeen years ago and that he would of died himself if he wasn't found by his Gran in time. He doubted that his Gran would even allow anyone to cut open his head in order to fix what was wrong in there even if it did bring him back to her, since she was unreasonable about the situation, it isn't like he wanted to kill his mother he agreed to the operation so that she could have a chance at a better life. He wished his Gran would see things his way instead of thinking that he wanted to kill his own mum, though he did have to admit that he was younger that he would sometimes fantasize about poisoning his parents so that they would be free from the madness that gripped their minds. Now that he had hope that both of parents can live a normal life he didn't have those dreams anymore. One good thing that came out of having a Healer who understood both muggle and magical methods is that it gave Neville hope for once in his life, even though he didn't know what muggle treatment would do for his mother only his father. He only regretted that he couldn't live with his parents when he was younger though he did try to live with them when he was younger to his Gran's dismay. He remembered the times that his grandmother had to go to St. Mungo's in order to drag him home because he wanted to be like other kids who lived with their parents and only visited with their grandparents. Even though he was old enough to be living on his own, he was going to have his parents live with him and his Gran when they are well enough to go home. He couldn't wait for them to live with him just like the way other kids had their parents live with them if they were alive. Neville knew that he had to go by St. Mungo's to let them know that his mother wasn't returning to them that evening and in order to arrange for a Healer to be there during his mum's operation. His grandmother wanted to spend more time with his parents, so he went on to St. Mungo's without her. When he appeared there without his mother in tow, the Healer in charge of the Janus Thickey ward wanted to know what had happened to Alice and he wasn't too surprised when Neville had told them that she was going to stay in the muggle hospital for treatment since their methods didn't work.

"What kind of treatment are the muggles going to give her that we can't do here?" the Healer asked Neville sounding interested and hoping that it wasn't too evasive.

"They are going to going to perform brain surgery," Neville asked him while the Healer looked concerned that Alice was going to be harmed by muggles and knowing that he had to assign a Healer to observe the muggle treatment.

He knew who would volunteer for the job in a heartbeat, though he would need to understand that he would not be able to perform brain surgery on any of the patients at St. Mungo's. Healer Pye was very excited when he returned from the muggle hospital the last time, though he had a boring job of waiting for Frank Longbottom to wake up this time though the assignment will be more extensive in observing a muggle operation. At least he did have an open mind to new ideas, even as far back as eight years ago that he could remember the Yankees had magical Healers who were also schooled in muggle medical methods, even surgery. Healer Smith, knew that someone had to be there and observe the muggle operation, since due to Ministry regulations that whenever a muggle doctor treated a wizard that a wizarding Healer had to be there to observe just in case they needed to provide advice or memory charms on the muggle medical staff. To his knowledge there had been no other wizarding families who sought after muggle treatment until now, but the Longbottom case was a different story though since Frank and Alice hadn't been able to live with their family for over sixteen years and now they did have a chance to be reunited with their family and to get to know their son, Neville. He decided to call Healer Pyre back into his office to tell him the good news that he was going back to the muggle hospital to serve and to warn him that he can't try out any of the muggle methods into this hospital since he wasn't trained in it and the Ministry wouldn't like for muggle methods to be used with wizarding patients. He knew that the Ministry would relax their rules for cases that had exhausted all wizarding means of treatment but would require a trained Healer to oversee the muggle treatment. He immediately called Healer Pye to his office to deliver the news about his new assignment.

Healer Pye entered Healer Smith's office wondering what he could want with him, he even restrained himself and kept from trying any of the muggle methods that he had picked up while in the muggle hospital the last time, unless he was needed to observe another muggle treatment which brought a smile to his face. Healer Smith signaled to Augutus to sit down across from him looking concerned.

"I need someone to return to the muggle hospital where Frank Longbottom is, since Alice was just admitted to the same hospital to under go muggle surgery. You are only to observe and perform memory modification charms if necessary since you are not trained in muggle medicine you are not to assist in the surgery in any way. Also when you come back here, you are not to perform surgery on the patients here since you are not trained."

Augustus Pye looked like he had just received both a Christmas and birthday present at the same time since he was going to observe a real muggle operation just like on the muggle tele though he wouldn't be allowed to perform surgery here at St. Mungo's but at least it will still be cool to watch. Maybe he can convince some of the other patients and their families at St. Mungo's to pursue muggle treatment then he will get to go to the muggle hospital more often. He remembered an article that was written eight years ago where a Yankee neurologist who happened to be a witch as well who was interviewed about combing muggle treatment with wizarding treatment to bring forth a well rounded treatment plan. It was too bad that the writer of that article's wife died shortly after the article came out. Though he did hear whispers that some wealthy wizard paid to have the journalist's wife killed in order to shut him up which they were successful for a while since he started to write outrageous stories. He knew that something was up when four years ago he was reassigned from the Janus Thickey ward to the creature bite ward four years ago, when he wanted to try to use muggle therapy on the patients there. Of course he did try to use muggle methods when he could, he even got in trouble when he tried it on one of his patients though he was very willing to try it and was excited about it but his wife wasn't too happy with him about that little stunt. He only hoped that he would get sent back to the Janus Thickey ward where he could try some of the methods that he had read about on the patients there of course he wasn't so lucky to get back to the rejects of the wizarding world. Now, within the past five days he will get to go visit a muggle hospital to observe their methods of treatment twice which would be the best thing that has happened to him during his career as a Healer. Maybe now those on the board at St. Mungo's will start to take his suggestions to include muggle treatment in a patient's treatment plan seriously instead of seeing his fascination for muggle things a cute little hobby. Of course no one would fault the Longbottoms for seeking out muggle treatment since Frank and Alice were that way ever since Neville was a young toddler. He only hoped that more wizards would seek out muggle treatment so that he can spend more time in a muggle hospital.

After leaving St. Mungo's Neville felt hopeful but he was upset that his Gran didn't understand that he wanted to take this chance to have his mum back even though he would probaly get his dad back within the next few months after going to a rehabilitation center in the Swiss Alps since they had the only rehabilitation center that mixed both muggle and magical means. His Gran thinks that their methods are barbaric but he wants to be able to look his father in the eye and tell him that everything that could possibly be done for his mum was done for her instead of keeping the fact from him that there was something that could have been done for her. Of course if it was his dad his Gran would agree to the surgery in order to get her perfect son back. It wasn't like she was going to be awake when they opened up her head so she wouldn't feel it and they will give her potions for the pain. He thought that his Gran was being unreasonable thinking that wizarding healing methods were far superior to muggle ones, though he didn't care which method was used to bring his parents back besides his Gran thought that he didn't hear the talk that his parents would be better off dead than live the fate that they were given.

He went immediately to visit his twin's grave site in order to talk with him though he couldn't talk back to him but he knew that he would agree with him if he had lived. He also had to let Ginny know that he couldn't come to her birthday dinner since he had planned to spend the day with his mum and finding out when his father would be well enough to move to a rehabilitation center. He found the headstone that he was looking for and told his brother about all that had happened within the past few days with their parents.

"I know that I've told you that sometimes that I couldn't wait for mum and dad to join you since they would be better off in heaven rather than living cooped up at St. Mungo's where they spend their days in the hospital ward. Gran doesn't know but ever since I was little I've heard the whispers that they would be better off dead than living out the rest of their lives at St. Mungo's waiting to die. Now both of them have a chance to be able to lead normal lives again which is what I've always wanted for them and I will be able to have our parents with us, though its selfish of me to want both of them while you have none of them with you, though you do have granddad and our other grandparents with you. Gran of course is mad that I'm not sticking with the wizarding ways of doing things that haven't worked so far, I'm so excited that I can't wait until tomorrow when I'm getting my mum back and dad is working on being able to live a normal life again as well. I don't think that I'm going back to school this year to repeat my last year since I want to go with Gran to Switzerland where they are going to relearn how to live in wizarding society away from prying eyes. I only wish that you had lived so that we could have fought together in the last war."

Neville fought back tears as he left Francis's grave in the cemetary and headed back to the muggle hospital in order to spend more time with his mum and dad no matter if his Gran wanted him there or not since she felt that he had just signed his mum's death order.