From the Heart of…Neville Longbottom
Dear Journal,
I'm starting to wonder why I was put in Gryffindor. Why not Hufflepuff? I'm not brave. I could be, but it's hard when you're outshined by everybody that sleeps in your dorm. Harry is just Harry. The boy who lived. He doesn't have to do anything. He just is. Ron is funny. I know that Hermione is in love with him. She told me so. She trusts me. Seamus is Irish. I don't know how that makes him special, but everybody likes him. Dean's good at drawing and is Seamus' best friend. I usually hang around with them. I can't help being scared and forgetful around people. I'll be visiting Mother and Father at Christmas, but that's a long time away. I hate the visits. Dad usually wants me to color with him and Mum just plays with my hair. Then the nurse comes in and reads us children's stories. Mum always wants to act them out afterward. It's like spending the day with four-year- olds. Dad usually tells me a few knock-knock jokes towards the end. What's worse; it's the same ones every time.
Always,
Neville Longbottom
Dear Journal,
I'm starting to wonder why I was put in Gryffindor. Why not Hufflepuff? I'm not brave. I could be, but it's hard when you're outshined by everybody that sleeps in your dorm. Harry is just Harry. The boy who lived. He doesn't have to do anything. He just is. Ron is funny. I know that Hermione is in love with him. She told me so. She trusts me. Seamus is Irish. I don't know how that makes him special, but everybody likes him. Dean's good at drawing and is Seamus' best friend. I usually hang around with them. I can't help being scared and forgetful around people. I'll be visiting Mother and Father at Christmas, but that's a long time away. I hate the visits. Dad usually wants me to color with him and Mum just plays with my hair. Then the nurse comes in and reads us children's stories. Mum always wants to act them out afterward. It's like spending the day with four-year- olds. Dad usually tells me a few knock-knock jokes towards the end. What's worse; it's the same ones every time.
Always,
Neville Longbottom