Augusta Longbottom

Augusta Longbottom is pure-blood witch and member of the Longbottom family by marriage. She is the mother of famous Auror Frank Longbottom, and grandmother to Neville Longbottom.

According to Professor McGonagall, Augusta failed her Charms O.W.L. and later labeled it a "soft option".

After the institutionalization of her son and daughter-in-law at the end of the First Wizarding War, her grandson was placed into her care. Augusta was clearly strict with him, sending him Howlers when his behaviour displeased her and pressuring him to uphold the "family honour". She often took Neville to visit his incapacitated parents at St. Mungos, stating that he should be proud of their sacrifice.

In Neville's fifth year, Augusta supported Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore when they claimed that Lord Voldemort had returned to power. Her support even led her to stop subscribing to the Daily Prophet, due to the newspaper's vicious smear campaign against Harry and Dumbledore.

Two years later, after Death Eaters had taken control of the Ministry of Magic, Neville was one of the leaders of the student rebellion against Amycus and Alecto Carrow at Hogwarts. In an attempt to force Neville to be more cooperative, Auror Dawlish was ordered to capture Augusta and make her hostage to Neville's behavior. Augusta, however, put up a fight and went into hiding.

She reemerged later at the Battle of Hogwarts to assist Neville when he called everyone to arms against the Death Eater army. She expressed great pride in her grandson for following in his parents' footsteps.

Etymology
Augusta is a Latin name and the feminine form of Augustus, meaning "great" or "venerable", derived from the Latin verb augere, "to increase". Augustus was the name given to the first emperor of Rome, and subsequently Augusta was sometimes used as a title for empresses of the Roman and Byzantine empires.

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