Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

by

J. K. Rowling

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Neville Longbottom Character Analysis

A classmate of Harry’s and another first year student in Gryffindor. Neville is often portrayed as nervous, inept, or cowardly. Over the course of the book, he loses his beloved pet toad, he falls off his broom immediately during flying lessons and breaks his wrist, he makes an error during potions class and ends up with inflamed boils all over his skin, and he is picked on endlessly by Draco Malfoy. But over the course of the story, Neville relies on Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s friendship in order to give him the confidence to stand up to Malfoy and to feel like he belongs in Gryffindor.

Neville Longbottom Quotes in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

The Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone quotes below are all either spoken by Neville Longbottom or refer to Neville Longbottom. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Magic, Difference, and Belonging Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9 Quotes

Harry ignored her. Blood was pounding in his ears. He mounted the broom and kicked hard against the ground and up, up he soared; air rushed through his hair, and his robes whipped out behind him — and in a rush of fierce joy he realized he’d found something he could do without being taught — this was easy, this was wonderful.

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Madam Hooch
Page Number: 148
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Neville Longbottom Quotes in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

The Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone quotes below are all either spoken by Neville Longbottom or refer to Neville Longbottom. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Magic, Difference, and Belonging Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9 Quotes

Harry ignored her. Blood was pounding in his ears. He mounted the broom and kicked hard against the ground and up, up he soared; air rushed through his hair, and his robes whipped out behind him — and in a rush of fierce joy he realized he’d found something he could do without being taught — this was easy, this was wonderful.

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Madam Hooch
Page Number: 148
Explanation and Analysis: