"Mom, eat some apples."
In front of bed No. 2 in Ward No. 49, Neville, who seemed clumsy and dull to outsiders, carefully peeled an apple and fed it with a fork to a woman on the bed with a dull expression and occasional diarrhea.
Alice Longbottom, Neville's mother.
Although Alice no longer recognized Neville, she instinctively had a crush on Neville. After eating a piece of apple that Neville fed her, she stared at him and kept giggling.
Neville gently wiped the drool from the corner of his mother's mouth with a towel, and then fed her the second piece of apple.
He comes here every year to visit his parents.
Never absent.
Not long after Neville was born, Neville's parents went to the forefront of the fight against Voldemort. They were the pride of the Longbottom family and the elite of the Aurors. They were widely welcomed by other wizards because of their powerful magic and ability to fight against evil.
Unfortunately, just after Voldemort fell and on the eve of dawn, the couple were caught by Voldemort's diehard loyalists. They were tortured by the Death Eaters using the Cruciatus Curse in turn until their spirits could not bear it anymore and collapsed. They were tortured and went crazy. .
Neville was also stimulated by witnessing the tragedy of his parents.
In the end, he was put under a forgetting spell by his own grandmother.
Ever since Neville could remember since he was a child, his parents had always looked like this.
When others are pampered by their parents, they never know what maternal love is, let alone fatherly love.
Do you think Neville envies others?
The answer is definitely envy.
But at least he still has his parents, even though they can't remember who he is.
Neville was raised by his grandmother. Mrs. Longbottom was a very great and strong wizard. Not only did she bear the fact that her son and daughter-in-law went crazy, she also raised her grandson as both a father and a mother.
After feeding him an apple, Neville gently but seriously tidied up his mother's hair, which was gradually turning gray and messy, with a hint of heartache in his eyes.
Neville looked very much like his mother Alice, both in face shape and hair color. However, over the past ten years, her hair had changed from blond to gray, and her face had a trace of the vicissitudes of time.
The reason why the three unforgivable curses are called unforgivable is not only because they are very powerful in themselves, but also because they are extremely evil black magic. Although the Soul-stealing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse do not have the instant death attribute like the Killing Curse, they It is also extremely harmful to the human body.
"hey-hey."
Alice smirked and handed Neville a bubblegum wrapper.
It was the only thing she had, given to Neville as a gift.
Neville carefully put it away as if it were a treasure and put it gently in his pocket.
Almost every time he came to visit his parents, his mother would give him one as a gift.
Day after day, every time.
So far, Neville has collected nearly four hundred.
Maybe to outsiders, it was just a piece of trash. Mrs. Longbottom asked Neville to throw this "gift" into the trash can more than once, but Neville still insisted on putting it in his pocket and keeping it away every time.
This was a gift from his mother, the most precious thing to him.
Dudley and Hermione stood quietly at the door, watching everything in front of them quietly without making any sound. When Hermione learned the story about the Longbottoms from Dudley, her eyes instantly turned red and she gently buried her head in Dudley's arms. Sensual girls are like this.
At this time, Neville seemed to sense something. After turning around and seeing Dudley and the other two, he immediately stood up from the stool and opened his mouth: "Sorry, Brother D, I..."
"Neville, there is no need to apologize." Dudley shook his head slightly: "I know about the Longbottoms. They are very great wizards."
Neville was at a loss and didn't know what to say.
"Can I see your parents?"
"Of course you can." Neville said.
Dudley first checked Alice Longbottom's condition, and then looked at Frank Longbottom.
He frowned slightly.
The results are quite dismal.
It wasn't just the mental aspect, Dudley had little to say about it, he was referring to the physical aspect.
Although the Longbottoms are only in their 40s now, their physical condition is comparable to that of a 60-year-old.
This result is caused, on the one hand, by the sequelae of the three unforgivable curses, and on the other hand, it is simply due to insufficient nutritional intake.
"Neville, come see your parents if you have nothing to do and bring more food."
Dudley reminded.
The body itself has the function of self-repair, provided that sufficient nutrition is ensured.
"Brother D, can my parents do anything?"
Neville suddenly asked out of nowhere.
Looking at Neville's round face full of expectations, although Dudley couldn't bear it, he still sighed and said honestly: "I have no choice for the time being."
It is much more difficult to cure the Longbottoms who suffered a mental breakdown due to one of the three unforgivable curses, the Cruciatus Curse, than to cure the two old wizards who were cured of the Oblivion Curse.
The Oblivion Curse can be forcibly broken by other spells. The original Voldemort once cast it on Bertha Jorkins, who was hit by Barty Crouch Sr.'s powerful Oblivion Curse, and successfully broke the effect of the Oblivion Curse. Although this This violent method has huge consequences, but at least it shows that there is a solution.
And being hit by the Cruciatus Curse and having a mental breakdown is really not at the same level of difficulty.
It's not that there's no hope at all
But Dudley can't do it yet.
He still needs further study.
As for using the Philosopher's Stone. First of all, the Philosopher's Stone is not omnipotent. It can only be used as a passport and ignores the principle of equivalent exchange. Especially, its effect on the soul and emotions will be much smaller. For example, it cannot make other people love it. You can't bring the dead back to life.
It is more reliable to use the seven dragon balls to summon the dragon or win the Holy Grail (untainted) to make a wish.
'temporary'
Neville, who usually looked naive, caught this word very keenly at this time.
The fire of hope that had been extinguished in my heart was rekindled.
Although he was very excited, he didn't ask Dudley when it would be okay. He knew that Dudley would naturally tell him when he thought it was okay.
As for Dudley lying, he completely ignored it.
Brother D never says he can't do something. Now that he says it, it means he is sure to do it.
"Neville, Hermione and I are waiting for you outside. You can stay with them."
Dudley patted Neville on the shoulder and said a few words of encouragement.
"Study hard and make yourself better. I think the Longbottoms will definitely want to see a better you when they are awake."
Of course, if one day the Longbottoms wake up, what they would rather see is a healthy growing Neville.
Except for a few scumbags, most normal parents hope so.
(End of chapter)
