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The next day as planned at noon Neville came around to see them and himself and Harry got to know each other. After a hearty lunch they began their first lessons with Madeline on social etiquette.
"Now gather around please and I will begin to explain the different types of etiquette as there are different types of etiquette depending on whether you're from the muggle world or the magical world. My daughter Petunia is a muggle which we classify as a person with no magical abilities whatsoever. So that is why the muggle world in which I live currently is so named as it is filled with people who cannot do magic. Now there are different types of class of person in both worlds. For example, in the muggle world we have lower, middle and upper class. These people are placed in such classifications based on the type of money they earn and which accommodation they live in. Now in the wizarding world we have squibs, muggleborns, half-bloods and pure-bloods" here she paused to check that they had understood everything so far and when they confirmed they had she moved on.
"Squibs are people born into an all magical family with no magical abilities. For some reason I have never understood magical families choose to chuck squibs out of their family and send them to be adopted in the muggle world so they may live normal lives and not shame the family they come from. Petunia my oldest daughter held no magic nor did my husband but I was never ashamed of her once. That is an old tradition I don't believe in. Next you have muggleborns. Muggleborns come from families where neither parents' have magic but are blessed with a magic wielding child. The truth is no one truly knows where they get their magic from just that it's natural and they have it. Now some extreme purebloods hate people like this but it's merely because they don't understand them and the fact that these people must adjust to our magical world. I have two homes one here in the muggle world and another in the magical world which I visit at Christmas. Next, we have half bloods and these are children like your mother Lily Harry who have one magical and one non-magical parent. The last classification is pureblood which you've probably guessed by now are people with two magical parents. Now any questions?" she asked as Harry's hand shot up in the air.
"Granny what am I as dad was a pureblood and mum was a half-blood? I mean what does that make me?" he asked as she smiled deeply at him.
"Well Harry as both of your parents were magical it makes you technically pureblood" she said as Neville raised his hand.
"Ms Evans my parents are in the hospital and although gran tries to make me feel better I'm not a fool. I know they'll never be able to come home. Does this change my status? Uncle Algernon said I'm a useless waste of space because I can't do magic as good as others" he said looking very forlorn.
"Neville please call me Madeline whilst here in my home. Outside you may refer to me as Ms. Evans. Augusta has informed me of your sub-par magical skills but I think I might know why. You are of course still pureblood yourself. Would you allow me to magically examine you as I feel you may have had a core blockage put on you by someone?" she asked as he thought about it for a moment.
"Yes, Madeline you can. Please try not to hurt me if you can" he said as she smiled at him. She waved her wand at him slicing his finger and placing the blood on a sheet of paper and then healing his hand. It all happened so fast he couldn't be hurt by the cut.
"Yes, I was correct. This here states your mother blocked off some of your core as you were far too strong as a baby and she feared you may accidentally harm yourself or those around you without meaning to. I have in my stores a potion to cure this as I always make a point of having every potion out there in my stores as you never really do know when you'll need it. Would you like to take it?" she asked as Neville looked at her fear in his eyes.
"But I don't want to be evil. If mum did it to me maybe I was turning evil and I don't want to be evil! I don't want to turn evil but I will take the potion!" he said as it was summoned to him from her stores where he drank it. His skin glowed a silver colour going up and down him rapidly for a few moments until he let out an extremely large fart as that was the only the blast could escape his body. Harry laughed and covered his mouth with his hand instantly regretting it but soon stopped worrying when Neville joined him laughing hard.
"Even I have to admit that was funny. Thank you so much Madeline. I don't know how I know this but that blast has eradicated other spells which were on my person as well. I feel wonderful and to be honest I can't believe I ever thought I'd be evil. The mere idea is laughable. Please continue with the lesson as I'd very much like to learn more" he said as she did so.
"Now as I stated earlier there are two different types of etiquette we will be learning. There is the muggle etiquette and the magical etiquette. The muggle etiquette is more advanced then the magical one as that one is more, old fashioned and would appear so to a muggleborn student. So, if you meet a muggleborn student and they tell you the way you are behaving is very old fashioned just remember that to them it is and it is anyway. The fact that it is old fashioned does not however mean it is wrong. In the muggle world their etiquette mainly revolves around manners like saying please and thank you, eating appropriately, leaving the dining table at the right moment, no elbows on the dining table and speaking correct English without using slang. In the wizarding world this means all of the above as well addressing someone correctly, knowing your place in society and what is acceptable to do and what is not, knowing how to talk down to someone without actually being nasty and yes that is a thing boys and also how to be charming and charismatic. Lastly of course is listening to everything you are ever told and then making an informed decision. You do not have to agree or disagree with something even if someone tells you that you do. You will find when you become of age in the political world people will try to intimidate you or make you think as they would like you to but if you don't move and stay true to your own beliefs you will be very successful of that I am sure. Also, if you get something wrong admit you have done so like a man, apologise if it's necessary to do so and then move on!" she said as both boys listened to her tale with extreme interest.
By the time she saw done Augusta had returned for Neville and been informed of his change. "Neville I am so proud of you. Please do me a favour and hold my wand in your hand and cast a lumos spell with it quickly. When you cast the spell it will be too strong but once it becomes normal cancel out the spell ok? You won't get in trouble for it sweetheart!" she said as he did so. The light was so bright they all needed to turn away as he did so. When it was once again normal he cancelled the spell. Augusta then asked Harry to do the same thing as Neville and when the result was the same both he and Neville smiled brightly at one another as that was just one more thing they had in common.
"Tomorrow boys we'll make a trip to the Wizarding Bank Gringotts where you will learn more about your vaults. Augusta will accompany us on this trip and we will all sort out all of your accounts as we don't know much about them or indeed what has been happening with them. Harry sweetheart it's time for bed go up and get ready and say goodbye to Neville!" she said as he rushed over and hugged Neville a blue light forming all around them surprising everyone present. What did this mean?
