I'll left you get right into it… Chapter 4!

How boring was the day supposed to be? Neville slammed the watering can down next to the gate, hardly caring as water sloshed over his shoes. Even the new samples in his grandmother's garden failed to interest him. And bored was something he rarely was. But the summer was crawling barely forward, and somehow his grandmother's house out in the middle of nowhere wasn't all that satisfying. He sighed and stared at the distant mountains, wishing the summer would end and he could return to Hogwarts and get away from that stupid garden.

He wasn't sure what was so wrong. Out here, he was supposedly safe. Safe from what? Vol—he couldn't even think the name. Sadly enough, the chaos of the prior school year was the most fun he had ever had.

And now he was back to tending his grandmother's plants? He loved plants—just not all the silly flowers Gran insisted on growing. She had bought the new ones only a week before---supposedly they would eat small animals—but right now he couldn't bring himself to study even those.

"I really am a loser," he muttered. But it wasn't his fault his Gran lived a hundred miles from any form of society save the weird relatives.

Perhaps he should run away and maybe get captured by Death Eaters or something. He quickly pushed that idea aside. Nah…. He knew he wouldn't dare. Well, it was fun to come up with morbid little fantasies.

But he should at least take the watering can back to the shed. His Gran was worse than a Death Eater when he forgot stuff like that. Something he often did.

He had barely picked up when a small, feathery object fell out of the sky and into the watering can, rolls of parchment skidding into the surrounding dirt.

"Pig?" Neville asked in wonder, dumping the small owl out. Pig shook the water from his feathers and hooted weakly.

Neville then picked up the rolls of parchment. No, not parchment. Weird, white paper with strange print. Three. He quickly read the beginning of one. What in the world? Who in their right mind would be so bored as to. . .

He shook his head and went to look for a quill and parchment. There was no parchment, so he used the back of some document that was probably important. But he didn't really care. Then he sat down next to his Gran's ridiculous porch swing and began.

Okay, here's what you're supposed to do ...

Copy, (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it onto a new E-mail
that
you will send. Change all of the answers so that they apply to You.
Then,
send this to a whole bunch of people you know INCLUDING the person who
sent it to you. The theory is that you learn a lot of little known facts
about your friends and family. It's fun and easy. This is

The BLOW OUT

edition, full of tons of questions, have fun!

Remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you

Full Name? Neville Francis Longbottom

Age? 16 in 20-something days. Just like Harry. One of us should eventually figure out the countdown.

Sex? Uh… my gran says you should say "gender" instead. But... I'm male.

Where do you live? I can't remember the exact address. But it's in the middle of nowhere, trust me.

1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? These fancy mauve leaf-patterned china that all have an anti-shatter charm on them. I'm not that clumsy anymore, though!


2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I can't believe Hermione's not reading a book! Should I mark this on the calendar? Maybe this is an omen or something! O yeah the question was for me so… I'm not reading anything at the moment, sorry.

3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? There aren't any mice in my house!

4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? I'll play anything when I'm bored. Unless it's really dangerous.



5. FAVORITE MAGAZINES? What's wrong with the Quibbler? Quibbler fans unite!


6. LEAST FAVORITE SMELL? Snape. He has a very distinct odor.

7. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE? Uh oh. Yeah, that's what I really think. Because I knew I forgot something the night before.

8. FAVORITE COLORS? Green.


9. LEAST FAVORITE COLORS? I don't really like maroon or brown.

10. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? I've never used a phone.


11. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? Like anyone will want to have kids with me.

12. WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU? I don't know. A lot of stuff is important to me. Family and Friends? Revenge?

14. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Er… no way! I've seen those Muggle cars, and Ron, I have just as many bad memories about your dad's car and I wasn't even there.

15. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No.

16. STORMS COOL or SCARY? They're scary and cool.

17. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? BROOM? I still use the stupid school brooms—and I don't ever want a car!

18. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE? Phylida Spore. I liked her textbook. Is that a stupid answer?

19. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? I accidentally drank some of my Gran's wine when I was little. I thought it was juice. Which I guess it kind of his. Then one of my uncles spiked my real juice.


20. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN & YOUR BIRTHDAY? Don't worry, Hermione, I won't comment. My birthday is July 31. Which makes me a Leo. Just like Harry. Yay. And now I feel stupid because he already put that date down. Oh well. Yeah, go Gryffindor.


21 DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yes. I think they're really tasty.

22. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? I want to work with plants. I don't think I could ever be an auror. Way too scary… I guess it could be nice to do something 'brave' for a change.

23. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? My hair is fine.


24. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?

What in the world? Neville stopped writing. In love? There was someone he liked, but that wasn't love. He didn't spend all that much time with her. And of course there had been those embarrassing incidents where he had tried to ask Hermione to the dance. Ginny didn't seem all that pleased at going with him. He didn't really like to bother. Luna was sorta… well, loony. And well, love just isn't for people like me I suppose!

Not really.
25. FAVORITE MOVIE? I feel stupid for having never seen a movie.


26. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Type?


27. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Probably Trevor.


28. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 12358132134. It's the first part of the Fibbinachi sequence.

29. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? I love to watch Quidditch, even though I can't play.


30. WHAT IS YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST FEAR? Professor Snape. That man is scary. With a capital s.


31. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU! She's really smart and nice and a good friend.


32. PERSON MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Thank-you for trusting me, Hermione! Ron—I'm not going to lose this! Um…. I'll send it to Ginny because that's the only address I know. I'm surprised you didn't pass this on to your own sister!


33. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Thank-you again, Hermione.


34. FAVORITE TV SHOWS? What's TV?

35. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? Mustard. The plant is cool.


36. HAMBURGERS OR HOT-DOGS? I'm really confused.


38. FAVORITE SOFT DRINK? Mm… I don't know what Coke is, but Vanilla sounds good.

39.. THE BEST PLACES YOU HAVE EVER BEEN? My parents' house. I think the Department of Mysteries is… mysterious… I mean, I like it! But still, I'm not happy about what went on there.


40. BURGER KING OR MACDONALDS? I don't know what those are but if they give out toys….


42. DO YOU LIKE TO KEEP BUSY OR RELAX AND WATCH TV? I like to keep busy doing relaxing things.


43. BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE YOU HAVE SEEN? I'm not allowed to go to concerts.

44. HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR AVON LADY LATELY? Avon? I don't know a lot about all that King Arthur stuff.

45. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate. Though I still think Vanilla Coke sounds good.

46. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SUBJECT? Herbology. Though Lupin was a very good teacher.

47. WHO S YOUR ROLE MODEL? Mad-Eye Moody. The real one.

48. Are you left handed or right handed? Right.

49. Are you smart? Hermione, you haven't gotten your owls yet?! Well, neither have I, but I'm sure you did well. I don't think I did… but potions is a lot easier when no one is yelling at you, or calling you names, or breathing down your neck, or being a greasy haired-git, or…

50. How many personalities do you have? 'Only one. I'm normal. I question that Ron.' Ron isn't normal.

51. How many piercings do you have? None

52. Tattoos?: But I'd like to get one… I feel sort of rebellious right now, maybe that is because I'm bored. But Gran would flip. Literally. Wouldn't be good for her at her age.

53. Can you do a cartwheel? No…

54. Do you have bangs? I don't think I do.

55. Do you have contact lenses? Huh?

56. Do you snore? Yes, and I'll even admit it.

57. Do you drool in your sleep? No. But Harry does.

58. Do you lick your envelopes or use a sponge? I just lick them.

59. What languages do you know? English.

60. Do you like onions? Onions are gross.

61. Do you like cotton candy? I've never had it, but it sounds good.

62. What instruments can you play? None. My Gran gave up on my lessons ages ago.

63. What words do you overuse? "and" and "the" and "I" I say at least one of those per sentence. Me too, I use er and um a lot though. - What they said.

64. What do you sleep in? Pajamas.

65. How many pillows do you have? 2

66. Do you like to dance? Er, girls don't like it when I dance with them. Ask Ginny.

67. Do you like to sing? No. I'm not very good, either.

68. How many cds do yoU have? I still have no idea what a CD is.

69. How many times have you moved houses? Once, but I was a baby then.

70. Are you ticklish? Yes…

71. Are you shy? Yes.

72. Do you talk to yourself? No. Unless I'm reciting spells under my breath to try and learn them. Pity it doesn't work well.

73. What's your favorite outfit? Er, I don't really have one.

74. Do you believe in ghosts?: yes. They're all over Hogwarts.

75. What do you do when you're nervous? Just… overall panic? I'm nervous a lot.

FINAL STUFF!:

What do you think of surveys like this? It was kind of fun.

Now Make up your own question and add it on!

Harry- Craziest thing you've ever done?

Went to the Department of Mysteries.

Ron- who do you secretly like?

If I told you whom I secret liked, it wouldn't be a secret.

HERMIONE- What is something you are currently worried about?

I'm hoping Ron's owl is going to be okay. He kind of… fell in a watering can. But he seems to be still breathing.

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His turn. He had no idea.

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NEVILLE—WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF CHEESE?

I like provolone.

It was as good as question as any. And now… he reread the instructions. He had to send copies to everyone. And how was he supposed to do that? He couldn't use magic.

What a good way to waste more time, he thought bitterly. He still couldn't believe he was giving into this. But they were probably expecting it, so he couldn't really let anyone down. He rummaged through the shed for various things to write on, and then carefully copied his answers three more times.

His hand really hurt.

Then he rolled up the surveys and looked wonderingly at Pig. The little owl could barely carry the three. His Gran was taking a nap, but she probably wouldn't mind if he just borrowed her owl.

Besides, Pig could handle two to the same destination.

"Take these to Ron and Ginny," he said.

Pig, seeming a lot healthier, hooted and sprang into the air, only slightly weighted down.

Neville then had his Gran's owl deliver to Harry and Hermione.

Well, that had entertained him for one hour…

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