"Mom, eat some apples."

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

Alice Longbottom, Neville's mother.

Alice couldn't recognize Neville anymore, but she instinctively had a crush on Neville, and after eating a piece of apple that Neville had given her, she stared at him and smirked.

Neville gently wiped the saliva from his mother's mouth with a handkerchief, and then fed her a second apple.

He comes here every year to visit his parents.

Never been absent.

Neville's parents, who had been on the front lines of the fight against Voldemort shortly after he was born, were the pride of the Longbottom clan and the elite of the Aurors, popular with other wizards for their power and resistance to evil.

Unfortunately, on the eve of Voldemort's fall and dawn, the two of them were unfortunately captured by Voldemort's diehards. He was tormented by the Death Eaters using the Diamond Heart Curse until he lost his mind and broke down. Shengsheng was tortured and went crazy.

Neville was also stimulated by the tragic situation he witnessed for his parents.

In the end, he was put under the Oblivion Curse by his own grandmother

For as long as Neville can remember, his parents have been stupid and stupid.

When others are spoiled by their parents, he never knows what maternal love is, let alone fatherly love.

Do Neville envy others, you ask?

The answer is definitely enviable.

But he at least had parents, though they couldn't remember who he was.

Neville was raised by his grandmother since he was a child, and Mrs. Longbottom was a very great and strong wizard, not only bearing the fact that her son and daughter-in-law had gone crazy, but also being both a father and a mother to raise her grandson.

After feeding an apple, Neville gently and earnestly straightened his mother's gray, messy hair, a hint of heartache in his eyes.

Neville is very much like his mother Alice, whether it is the shape of her face or the color of her hair, but ten years have passed, her hair has changed from blonde to gray, and her face has a little more vicissitudes of time.

The reason why the three unforgivable curses are called unforgivable, in addition to their own very powerful power, is also because they are extremely evil black magic, although the Imperius curse and the heart drilling curse do not have the attribute of instant death like the killing curse, but they are also extremely harmful to the human body.

"Hey, hey."

Alice smirked as she handed Neville a piece of bubblegum wrapper.

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

Neville carefully put it away as if he were holding a treasure, and gently placed it 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.

To date, Neville has collected nearly 400 of them.

Perhaps it seemed to outsiders to be nothing more than a piece of trash, and Mrs. Longbottom had asked Neville to throw the "gift" in the trash on more than one occasion, but Neville insisted on putting it in his pocket every time.

It was a gift from his mother to him, and it was his most precious thing.

Dudley and Hermione stood quietly in the doorway, quietly watching everything in front of them, without making a sound. Hermione learned the story about the Longbottom couple from Dudley, and instantly turned red and buried her head gently in Dudley's arms, like sensual girls.

At this time, Neville seemed to sense, and after turning around and seeing Dudley and the two, he immediately stood up from the stool and opened his mouth, "I'm sorry, Brother D."

"Neville, no need to apologize." Dudley shook his head slightly, "I know about the Longbottom couple, they are very great wizards. ”

Neville was at a loss for what to say.

"Can I see your parents?"

"Of course." Neville.

Dudley first probed Alice Longbottom's condition, and then looked at Frank Longbottom.

He frowned slightly.

The results are quite encouraging.

Dudley had little to do with more than just the mental aspect, he was referring to the physical aspect.

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

The result is caused by the sequelae of the three unforgivable curses on the one hand, and the sheer lack of nutritional intake on the other hand.

"Neville, it's okay to come and see your parents and bring more food."

Dudley reminded.

The body itself is capable of repairing itself, provided that it is adequately nourished.

"Brother D, do my parents have a way?"

Neville asked suddenly.

Looking at Neville's round face full of expectation, Dudley couldn't bear it, but he still sighed and said honestly, "I can't help it for the time being. ”

It is much more difficult for the Longbottoms, who have a nervous breakdown due to the Heart Curse, one of the three unforgivable spells in their bodies, than the two old wizards who have cured the Forgetting Curse.

The Oblivion Curse can be forcibly broken by other spells, and the original Voldemort once cast it on Bertha Jorkins, who was hit by Barty Crouch Sr.'s powerful Oblivion Charm, and successfully broke the effect of the Oblivion Curse, although the sequelae of this violent method are huge, but at least it shows that there is a solution.

And fell into the heart mantra and had a nervous breakdown. It's really not a level of difficulty

It's not that there is no hope

But Dudley can't do it yet.

He needs to learn more.

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 the soul and emotions, for example, it will not be able to make other people fall in love with you, nor can it resurrect the dead.

It's more reliable to summon a dragon with seven dragon balls or win a Holy Grail (untainted) to make a wish.

'Temporary'

Neville, who usually looks simple, has captured the word very keenly at this time.

The flame of hope that had been extinguished in my heart was rekindled.

Although he was very excited, he didn't ask Dudley when he could do it, he knew that Dudley would tell him when he thought he could.

As for Dudley lying, he didn't think about it at all.

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

"Neville, Hermione and I are waiting for you outside, and you stay with them."

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

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

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

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

(End of chapter)