Hogwarts: I am Harry's Cousin

Chapter 183 181. The Longbottoms of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries

"Mom, eat some apples."

In front of the No. 2 bed in Ward 49, Neville, who seemed clumsy and dull to outsiders, carefully peeled an apple, and fed it to a woman with a sluggish expression and a weeping from time to time on the bed with a fork.

Alice Longbottom, Neville's mother.

Although Alice didn't recognize Neville anymore, she instinctively had a crush on him. After eating a piece of apple that Neville fed her, she stared at him and giggled nonstop.

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 been absent.

Neville's parents went to the forefront of the fight against Voldemort when he was born. They are the pride of the Longbottom family and the elite of the Aurors. They are widely welcomed by other wizards because of their powerful mana and resistance to evil.

It's a pity that just before Voldemort fell and the dawn was approaching, the two of them were unfortunately captured by Voldemort's loyalists. They were tortured by Death Eaters using the Cruciatus Curse in turn until they couldn't bear it and collapsed. They were tortured madly for life .

And Neville was also stimulated by the tragedy he witnessed with his own eyes.

In the end, I was cast by my grandmother for the Forgetting Curse

For as long as Neville could remember, his parents had been like this.

When others are pampered by their parents, he never knows what mother's love is, let alone father's love.

Do you ask Neville if he envies others?

The answer is definitely envy.

But at least he has parents, although they don't remember who he is anymore.

Neville was brought up by his grandmother since he was a child. Mrs. Longbottom was a very great and strong wizard. She not only endured the fact that her son and daughter-in-law went crazy, but also raised her grandson by being both a father and a mother.

After feeding the next apple, Neville gently and seriously tidied up his mother's gray and messy hair, with a hint of heartache in his eyes.

Neville was very much like his mother Alice, no matter in terms of face shape or hair color, it was only ten years later that her hair had changed from blond to gray, and there was a trace of vicissitudes on her face.

The reason why the three unforgivable curses are called unforgivable is that, in addition to their very powerful power, they are also extremely evil black magic. Although the Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse do not have the instant death attribute like the Killing Curse, they are It is also very harmful to the human body.

"hey-hey."

Alice smirked and handed Neville a bubble gum wrapper.

It was the only thing she had, a gift to Neville.

Neville carefully put it away as if holding 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 400 copies.

Perhaps in the eyes of 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 every time.

It was a gift from his mother, the most precious thing he had.

Dudley and Hermione stood quietly at the door, quietly watching everything in front of them, without making a sound. When Hermione learned the story about the Longbottoms from Dudley, her eyes turned red instantly, and she gently buried her head in Dudley's arms, as is the case with sensitive girls.

At this moment, Neville seemed to have sensed something. After turning around and seeing Dudley and the two, he immediately stood up from the stool and opened his mouth: "Sorry, Brother D, I am."

"Neville, you don't 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." Neville said.

Dudley checked Alice Longbottom's condition first, and then Frank Longbottom.

He frowned slightly.

The results are quite pessimistic.

Not just the mental aspect, Dudley had very little to say about it, what he was referring to was the physical aspect.

Although the Longbottoms are only in their 40s now, their physical condition is comparable to that of a 60-year-old.

Such a result, on the one hand, is the sequelae of the three unforgivable curses, and on the other hand, it is purely insufficient nutritional intake.

"Neville, visit your parents more if you have nothing to do, and bring more food."

Dudley reminded.

The body itself has the function of self-healing, the premise is to ensure enough nutrition.

"Brother D, can my parents do anything?"

Neville asked suddenly.

Looking at Neville's round face full of expectations, although Dudley couldn't bear it, he still sighed and said truthfully, "I can't do anything for now."

It is much more difficult to cure the Longbottom couple who suffered a nervous breakdown from one of the three unforgivable curses, the Cruciatus Curse, than the two old wizards who cured the Forgetting Curse.

The Forgetting Curse can be forcibly broken by other spells. Voldemort cast it on Bertha Jorkins who was hit by Barty Crouch's powerful Forgetting Curse in the original book, and successfully broke the effect of the Forgetting Curse. This violent method has huge sequelae, but at least it shows that there is a solution.

And he suffered a mental breakdown after being hit by the Cruciatus Curse. It's really not a level of difficulty

It's not like there's no hope at all.

But the current Dudley can't do it.

He still needs to study further.

As for the use of the Philosopher's Stone. First of all, the Philosopher's Stone is not omnipotent. It can only be used as a pass to ignore the principle of equivalent exchange, especially for souls and emotions. 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 looks naive, has captured 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 he would tell himself when Dudley thought it was okay.

The fact that Dudley would lie was out of his mind.

Brother D never said what he couldn't do. Since he said it, it means that he is sure to do it.

"Neville, Hermione and I are waiting for you outside, you can accompany them."

Dudley patted Neville on the shoulder and said a few words of encouragement.

"Study hard and make yourself better. I think the Longbottoms must hope to see a better you when they are sober."

Of course, if one day the Longbottoms wake up, they would prefer to see a healthy Neville growing up.

Except for a very small number of scumbags, most normal parents hope so.