Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 79, Section 77: Neville Longbottom's Courage, the True Gryffindor (Please Subscribe, Fourth Update)

"I think you shouldn't just listen to their side of the story."

"You should find out the whole story."

"for example."

"Ask Harry."

Professor McGonagall nodded, understanding the details of the incident and knowing what had happened was the most important thing.

"Professor McGonagall! Potter is his cousin, he'll definitely side with him."

He had barely finished speaking when he was met with strong rebuttal.

Professor McGonagall: "Then, Miss Granger!"

"Miss Beaver and that gorilla are in cahoots!"

Upon hearing this, Professor McGonagall unconsciously frowned. The terms "beaver" and "gorilla" were by no means pleasant to hear.

However, the group of five couldn't care less about that now. Since things had already escalated, they were determined to get rid of Dursley, even if it meant offending Professor McGonagall.

"I think we should ask others."

Snape then spoke slowly and deliberately, his gaze falling on Neville, who had brought Professor McGonagall.

"For example, Mr. Longbottom."

The next moment, everyone's eyes were on Neville.

Under so many eyes watching, Neville seemed a little scared.

Hearing that the question was directed at Neville, many Gryffindors present breathed a sigh of relief. No worries, Neville was a Gryffindor, one of theirs.

"Me, me."

Timid, cowardly, and submissive to everyone and everything, Neville appears to be someone who is easy to bully.

Therefore, he was not valued in Gryffindor, and even his surname Longbottom means "always at the bottom." So he was also nicknamed Mr. Bottom in Gryffindor, just like Miss Know-It-All. At first glance, it may not seem like much, but it is full of sarcasm.

It was incredibly brave of me to take the initiative to approach Professor McGonagall today.

"Quickly! Tell Professor McGonagall and the others that it was that violent Dursley who attacked us."

Seeing that Neville was hesitant to identify Dudley, the group of five became somewhat anxious.

Dudley simply looked at the other person quietly.

Neville began to frown, his lips trembling, as if he were having a fierce internal struggle.

"Tell me, Longbottom, what are you still thinking about?"

"Quickly tell Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape that it was that gorilla that attacked us."

"You cowardly brat, when are you going to stop?!"

"Longbottom, you don't want the future either."

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Seeing that Neville didn't answer for a long time, the group of five urged him again, constantly guiding him and even threatening him in whispers.

The more they said that, the faster Neville's body trembled and the tighter his fists clenched.

"No, no, it shouldn't be like this!"

Neville has a poor memory and often forgets many things, even things he just learned in class. Hermione is the only one in Gryffindor who patiently teaches him, although she often goes on to talk about a lot of unrelated things.

But it's also true that he didn't fall too far behind in his studies.

Harry gave him a set of experimental equipment and taught him how to operate it step by step, which prevented him from being scolded by Snape in Potions class, although he still couldn't do it well in duos.

Furthermore, every time he met Dudley, he would receive a warm greeting from him. However, Dudley never called him "Little Crybaby," but instead addressed him with great respect as Mr. Longbottom. To put it jokingly, this was the first time anyone had ever called him Mr. Longbottom.

Nawi remembers all of this, and his heart is filled with gratitude.

They're all good people, so why treat them like this?

Unsociable? Slytherin?

No, that's not right!

Neville remained silent as they hid Hermione's shoes, because he was cowardly and afraid.

Neville remained silent when they stole Hermione's textbook because he didn't want to cause trouble.

Neville remained silent when they knocked Hermione down, because he was a coward.

While they surrounded Dudley and Hermione, Neville finally couldn't take it anymore, so he called Professor McGonagall.

But now, they are forcing themselves to lie.

At that moment, the round-faced little boy named Neville Longbottom felt a flame burning inside him, growing stronger and stronger until it exploded!

Neville snorted heavily, glaring at his classmates from the same college who were trying to conceal and distort the truth.

"It was you! You bullied Hermione!"

"You're the ones who hid Hermione's shoes!"

"You're the ones who hid Hermione's textbooks!"

"You guys deliberately knocked Hermione down! I saw it! I saw it with my own eyes!"

Neville blurted out everything he knew.

All of the above is what was done with this group of five as the center.

Silence. Utter silence. Every young wizard present stared at Neville in shock.

Even Professor McGonagall and Snape were no exception.

They never expected that Neville, who usually seemed timid, cowardly, and easy to bully, would say such a thing.

Is Na'vi cowardly? Maybe.

Was Neville submissive? Perhaps.

Perhaps he has a bad memory and will forget many things, but he is more meticulous than anyone else. He will remember everyone who is kind to him and everyone who has helped him.

In truth, Neville is stronger and gentler than anyone else.

Neville knew that by saying these things today, he might face ostracism in Gryffindor in the future and receive the same treatment as Hermione.

But he still had to say it.

Courage is not about rushing forward in everything, nor is it about being fearless.

Courage is standing up when you should, and courage is facing difficulties head-on despite fear.

This is true courage, this is true Gryffindor.

Dudley looked at Neville with great admiration. From their first meeting, he felt that Neville should train with him. He thought Neville was a good fit for him from the very first meeting, and now he felt that even more.

As for Neville's timid and submissive nature, that's alright. A person's personality can be changed, just like today.

Neville's courage proved this.

"Apologize. You should all apologize to Hermione, and you should all apologize to Mr. Dursley."

Neville shouted loudly at the other Gryffindor wizards around him.

Since we've already said so much, a few more words won't hurt.

His words caused the previously unaware young wizard to lower his head in shame. Whether they were truly ashamed or something else, only they themselves knew, and it was merely a matter of lowering their heads. Perhaps a slight sense of guilt would arise in their hearts, but it would soon pass.

Apologizing and admitting mistakes also takes courage.

It's a pity. Although they live in Gryffindor, a place of courage, many people clearly do not possess that kind of courage.

Dudley glanced around at the young Gryffindor wizards, and none of them dared to meet his gaze. They all lowered their heads and waited quietly for the two professors to decide what to do.

It was boring and disappointing.

The Gryffindors are a sham; they don't deserve that name.

Neville is the real Gryffindor.

They owe me an apology, they owe Hermione an apology.

How many of the characters in the original story can truly be considered Gryffindor?

We'll do a summary at 12:10 PM tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)