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Mr Longbottom (pre-1947[1]—between 30 July 1980 and 1995) was a pure-blood wizard and a member of the pure-blood Longbottom family. He was the father of Frank Longbottom and the paternal grandfather of Neville Longbottom.[3]
Biography[]
Mr Longbottom was born sometime before 1947[1] into the Longbottom family,[3] an old British pure-blood family, considered to be one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight.[4] He had one known sibling, a brother, Algie,[3] and may have had others.[5]
He married a witch, Augusta, with whom he had one son, Frank.[3]
He died sometime between 1980 and 1995.[2][3] His grandson, Neville, witnessed his death, thus enabling the boy to see Thestrals at a young age.[2][3] Neville revealed as much to Hagrid and Dolores Umbridge during her time evaluating a Care of Magical Creatures lesson.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- Neville states in The Queen's Handbag that, in 1947, his "granddad" put a fanged gerbil into Augusta's handbag as a joke, prompting her to keep a mousetrap in her bag at all times thereafter. It is likely that this refers to Mr Longbottom, rather than to Neville's maternal grandfather, i.e. Alice Longbottom's father.
- This person may be the son of or Harfang Longbottom's son.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
- The Queen's Handbag (Possible mention)
- LEGO Dimensions (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- HarryPotter.com (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 In The Queen's Handbag, Neville says he had a grandfather who put a fanged gerbil in his grandmother's handbag in 1947. If he is the husband of Augusta, then he would have been born before 1947.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 21 (The Eye of the Snake)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 The Longbottom family tree from Pottermore
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Pure-Blood" at HarryPotter.com
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Quill of Acceptance and The Book of Admittance" at HarryPotter.com on Pottermore states that Neville had "disappointed great aunts and uncles." Algie and Enid are Neville's only known great-aunt and great-uncle. Thus, Neville must have had at least one other great-aunt and one other great-uncle in addition to them, who could potentially be unknown siblings of Mr Longbottom and Algie.