What You Need To Know About Neville Longbottom

• Neville was originally short, plump, and blond.
• While he was being sorted, Neville asked the Sorting Hat to place him in Hufflepuff. He felt intimidated by Gryffindor's reputation.
• Severus Snape hated Neville so much because if Voldemort had chosen to chase Neville instead of Harry after listening to the prophecy, Lily would have still been alive.
• Voldemort chose to chase Harry instead of Neville because of Harry's half-blood status & thought that Harry must have been the greater risk.
• After the war, Trevor (Neville's toad) escaped into the Hogwarts Lake.
• Neville briefly worked as an Auror immediately following the war, and became Herbology Professor at Hogwarts later.
• Neville's students were impressed when he showed them his Dumbledore's Army coin, which he & the other DA members kept as a badge of honour.
•  Neville married his former classmate and D.A. member Hannah Abbott.
• Neville and Hannah lived at the Leaky Cauldron, where she became the landlady.
• Neville is an English name originally derived from Norman French for "new town".
• Matthew Lewis has been wearing a fat suit for most the films except in the Deathly Hallows for the role of Neville.
• The original last name for Neville's character was "Pupp"
• Matthew Lewis' favourite line is "why is it always me?"
• Matthew Lewis has said that the Neville Luna moments in DH is merely a summer fling before Neville and Luna marries their partners.
• Matthew Lewis had to wear fake teeth for the fourth film.