The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

Neville has always been an inconspicuous existence.

It's the same at home, it's the same at school, and it's the same with Ron and the others this time when they came to the Ministry of Magic to rescue Harry.

He is like his toad named Laifu, as long as others don't pay attention, he will disappear.

This is actually what he did on purpose.

Because he knows very well that everyone doesn't like him very much.

After all, he is fat, ugly, crying, and cowardly.

Especially love to cry.

This shortcoming carried out his short life.

As far as he can remember, he has been crying since his parents were tortured mad.

During this period, his grandmother hated Tiebucheng and scolded him, his relatives looked down on him, and his classmates laughed at him.

Even he himself hated himself as a crybaby.

But he couldn't restrain his desire to cry.

Just like this moment.

Looking at the crazy woman not far away, the Bellatrix who tormented his parents was pushed to the ground.

Neville wasn't roaring and cheering excitedly like his classmates.

Instead, he secretly wiped away tears.

In order not to let the students find out, he hid in a corner on purpose.

He was terrified.

No one knew that he had dreamed of Bellatrix countless times in the years after his parents went mad.

In the dream, this woman turned into all kinds of horrible monsters, tormenting his parents hysterically.

He could even hear the screams of his parents.

One of those weird noises they make every time he visits his mother at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds.

If it weren't for Neville's never seeing the real Bellatrix, the Boggarts would have been Bellatrix's distorted form when Professor Lupine taught them.

But at this moment, the dream came into reality.

Bellatrix actually appeared before his eyes in this horrifying gesture.

Neville has been ruled by the nightmare for too long, so that when he faced Bellatrix for the first time, what was born in his heart was not the anger that everyone expected, but fear.

He almost instinctively hid in a corner where he felt safe, covered his head, and wept silently.

But at this moment, a big hand patted on his shoulder.

Neville almost screamed at the sudden touch.

He raised his head stiffly, and what caught his eyes was Link's handsome face with a slight smile.

For Link, Neville is extremely admirable.

Because Neville knew very well that Link's past situation was almost the same as his, or even worse.

They are both cowardly and stupid.

But this kind of Link slowly grew step by step under his gaze, and finally grew into the towering tree that can already shelter everyone from wind and rain!

In fact, Neville, like many Slytherins, thinks that the most suitable house for Link is not Hufflepuff, but Slytherin.

Because Link perfectly practiced a motto of Salazar Slytherin in "Hogwarts-A School History"-I came from the mire!

Painful experiences and your own shortcomings are like a quagmire, firmly binding you in pain.

Ordinary people have no ability to struggle out of this quagmire.

Although they all know what to do to make themselves better.

It can be seen that the unity of knowing and doing is something that only a very few people can achieve.

Just like him Neville.

He has heard similar principles for more than ten years, but how much has this improved his current situation?

Link is different.

Link really crawled out of the quagmire, stood on the dry shore, and stretched out his clean palm in an attempt to save those who were still imprisoned in the quagmire.

It was precisely because of being bound by the quagmire for too long that Neville understood how amazing a person like Link is who went out like this!

The noble will be noble eventually!

And Link is the real noble one!

It is precisely because of this,

After realizing that the person who patted him on the shoulder was Link, Neville stopped crying almost instinctively, tried his best to wipe away the remaining tears on his cheeks, and tremblingly said:

"Link, what's the matter?"

Looking at Neville's red and swollen eyes, Link pursed his lips, and said in as soft a tone as possible:

"Our execution has come to an end. As one of the final conclusions, I think there is a prisoner that only you are qualified to execute."

"Me, me?" Neville was taken aback, and instinctively refused, "No...I can't, I can't do it, I..."

Neville froze in the middle of his sentence.

Because Link was already smiling and pointing to his side.

Looking in the direction Link pointed, Neville could clearly see Bellatrix who was still roaring and cursing everything even though she was pinned down on the ground.

"Are you... are you going to ask me to kill her?"

Neville slowed down and spoke in a sleepy tone.

Hearing this, Link nodded and shook his head and said:

"After thinking about it, you may be the most suitable candidate. After all, it was Bellatrix who used the Cruciatus Curse to destroy your parents' sanity and your life. If you can take revenge with your own hands, Maybe it will help you in your future life.

Of course, this is just my wishful thinking.

I would never make decisions for others without authorization, so whether to do so, to what extent. Everything is up to you to decide. "

Link let go of the palm on Neville's shoulder after he finished speaking.

Along with his action, Cedric and John also stepped forward to help Neville squeeze out a path from the crowd.

Neville stood there dumbfounded.

His eyes are sometimes confused, sometimes fearful, and sometimes extremely angry.

But in the end, he still stumbled onto the road that Cedric and John helped him open.

At this time, the jubilant crowd finally noticed the abnormality on Neville and Link's side.

There are not a few people in Hogwarts who know Neville's tragic life experience.

So just looking at Neville walking slowly towards Bellatrix, many people already understood what Neville might do next.

For a moment, the originally noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, but then broke out into cheers that were far louder and more orderly than before.

"Come on, Neville! Teach her a lesson!"

"Neville! Don't make me look down on you!"

"Avenge your parents!"

...

The words of the students made Neville's face pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Don't think Neville is an idiot.

As a matter of fact, Neville, who has experienced a great change in his family too early, can see people's hearts better than anyone else.

Are those cheering and roaring classmates really cheering for him?

Not necessarily?

Perhaps there are indeed such people among them, such as Harry and Ron. Valley

But more, they just want to watch the excitement!

Neville knew them all too well.

Such false encouragement not only does not give him strength, but is what he is seriously afraid of.

Fortunately, Neville still has stronger support!

Taking a deep breath, Neville turned his head to look at Link with difficulty.

When he saw Link not far behind him, looking at him with a smile, Neville breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking forward.

Link is Neville's true source of courage.

Link's soft gaze was like a pair of warm hands, sticking to his back, continuously feeding him with courage, making him feel warm all over.

Accompanied by Link and his party, Neville walked up to Bellatrix smoothly.

"Wait for me a moment."

After Link whispered to Neville, he turned and walked away, leaving Neville staring blankly at Bellatrix.

At the same time, Hermione woke up under the care of Harry and Ron.

Hermione was clearly in shock, and instinctively looked for Link as soon as she woke up.

It's a pity that there are only three brothers, Harry and Weasley, around her now.

This made the disappointment on her face flash away.

"Hermione, you're awake just in time! We've won! All the Death Eaters have been captured and executed before you even woke up!"

"what?"

After hearing Harry's words, Hermione was a little dazed.

She looked at the excited Harry and the others inexplicably, and her eyes finally fell on Neville who was at the front of the crowd.

"Neville, what is this for?"

This question is actually quite redundant.

Because Hermione had just asked the question, she had already seen Bellatrix who was suppressed in front of Neville.

Reminiscent of the grievances between Bellatrix and the Longbottom family, and the 'execution' mentioned by Harry just now, a terrifying possibility flashed through Hermione's mind.

"Na... Neville is... going to kill Bellatrix?"

Hermione stammered.

"Of course, Bellatrix drove Neville's parents crazy! She even wanted to pluck out your eyeballs just now!" Harry said excitedly, "This is also Link's idea. Originally, I didn't have the opportunity to do it myself, but Link asked for his opinion, and finally gave him the opportunity!"

As he spoke, a hint of envy flashed across Harry's face.

But Hermione became terrified when she heard this.

She jumped up from the ground and said:

"How can Neville do it? He won't even kill a chicken! You'll destroy him if you do!

Also, why lynch these Death Eaters right here?

It has been a long time since the country's magic world has used the death penalty! And even if the death penalty is to be imposed, it should be handed over to the Ministry of Magic and the Wizengamot Council for adjudication! "

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of Harry, Ron and others all sank.

Ron forced a smile and persuaded:

"This is actually the decision of the Ministry of Magic. You see, that is Barty Crouch, the current Director of Magical Law Enforcement. Percy can also make the decision on behalf of Fudge. They agree that these foodies should be executed on the spot. Death Eater is a good decision. Even, Mr. Crouch announced the crimes of some Death Eaters on the spot."

Harry's reaction was much bigger than Ron's. He pulled Ron who was deliberately blocking him and shouted at Hermione:

"Why don't you allow Neville to avenge his parents? Don't you know how cruel those demons have done?

This is a golden opportunity for Neville! If it were me, I would like to tear Voldemort who killed my parents to pieces!

And you, you actually said that those Death Eaters would be handed over to the Ministry of Magic and the Wizengamot for trial?

What to do with them?

Should they be acquitted again?

Or throw this group of Death Eaters into Azkaban again, and wait for Voldemort to rescue them? "

After saying that, Harry looked at Hermione coldly, shook his hands and got into the crowd.

Hermione instinctively reached out her hand to keep her, but in the end she couldn't say anything.

She really didn't know what to say.

Because there was nothing wrong with what Harry said, but the problem was, she felt that what she said was also right!

At this moment, Link had returned to Neville's side.

In Link's hand, he was still holding the head of Rodolphus Lestrange.

The expression of this head has completely lost its vitality due to the long time of death.

However, his pair of eyes were still stubbornly open, and the eyeballs protruded to an astonishing extent, as if he wanted to dedicate his eyeballs to Bellatrix as his last offering.

Looking at the head, Neville shrank his neck in fear.

"I'm sorry, Neville. This man was also one of those who tormented your parents back then. Unfortunately, I have accidentally killed him." Link explained apologetically, "The situation was more critical at the time. If I If you don't do it, Hermione might just..."

Neville quickly shook his head and said:

"It's okay, Link, it's better to say, I want to thank you!"

Link nodded, put his head on Bellatrix's side and said:

"Then, Neville, I leave this to you."

Link left again.

At the same time, Bellatrix, who was firmly suppressed on the ground, finally found the head beside her.

This discovery stunned her who was originally insane.

"Rodolphus? Rodolphus..."

Bellatrix kept murmuring, and at the same time, kept pawing and pulling her palms on the smooth ground, as if she wanted to hold her husband's head in her arms.

However, this is obviously impossible.

The strength of the suppressing spell that the Aurors cast on it was simply too high.

Even though she has tried her best.

Even the long nails on his hands have broken into pieces under the forceful friction, but they still can't move forward an inch.

During this process, everyone was a little surprised to find that there was a layer of tears in her eyes.

"This is really surprising!" Ron grinned and commented, "A devil like her can still cry!"

Harry echoed:

"Yeah, we just dealt with her the way she used to deal with others. Why did she cry?"

Everyone talked a lot, but Neville never did anything.

He just looked at Bellatrix quietly, with some dodging and fear in his eyes.

But Link felt that Neville should still be enjoying it at this moment.

After all, things like revenge will indeed be empty after completion.

But that's only after it's done.

At least at the moment of success, right now, Neville, the Avenger, should be extremely comfortable.

The rest of the matter will be handled by Neville himself.

This is a feast that belongs to Neville alone, and he should not disturb it anyway.

Thinking of this, Link smiled and took a few steps back.

But at this moment, Scrimgeour limped towards Link.