Neville Longbottom

(Don't worry, Hermione fans, I'm working on the Let's Talk About Hermione Granger)

As I have probably mentioned before, Neville Longbottom, or BAMFbottom to some fans on the internet, is my favourite character.

Why?

I loved the character from the very beginning. He was this clumsy, silly little boy with a strict gran and a lack of confidence. Early on in the story, he didn't really come off as much of a Gryffindor. He didn't do well in school either. Even before he got to school, he had already messed up a bit by losing Trevor, his toad.

It didn't really help that people, like Snape and Malfoy, were mean to him, and others, like his gran and Professor McGonagall, were rather strict.

His gran had such high expectations of him, and she was dissapointed when he wasn't living up to his father. She even thought he was a squib. (She does love him, she just wants him to do well.)

He does, however, prove that he is a Gryffindor at the end of first year. This is what solidified my love for him. He stood up to his friends and earned ten points for his house, leading to Gryffindor's win of the House Cup.

His past is usually overlooked by his peers, even though it is a tragic one. People usually don't pay much attention to him, unless he messes up (like when he let Sirius Black into their dorm by losing the passwords) and he doesn't really open up, since he is rather shy.  It isn't until the fourth book that we find out about his parents. Harry finds out that his parents were tortured to insanity, which is why Nev lives with his gran.

His improvement over the years is astounding. In Order of the Phoenix, my favourite of the series, Neville's improvement is super-awesome. He disarms someone! Dumbledore's Army helps build his confidence and his magical abilities improve.

He stands up to Bellatrix Lestrange, the witch responsible for his parents. He goes to the Yule Ball with Ginny. He DANCES. He reforms Dumbledore's Army. He gets beat up by the Carrows, and he doesn't care! He fights death eaters. He is wicked awesome at Herbology. He gets rid of the final Horcrux that helps Harry defeat Voldie.

Neville just has such an amazing story and he is an extremely well written character.

Since, I don't really want to go into it much further, I'll end with this:

I love Neville from the LongBottom of my heart. (Credits to Miss Bamfbottomweasley, a tumblr user that came up with this)