Neville was really happy. Despite the sad events of the ministry. It finally proved to his grandmother that he was ready to be named official heir to the family. He had just received the heir ring before coming to diagon ally. His grandmother insisted that she accompany him to replace his fathers wand. Besides spending time in his greenhouses. It could be said that he had never been happier.

It was a beautiful day as he and his grandmother entered the alley from the Leaky Cauldron. They quickly made their way to Ollivanders Despite the dark lord now being out in the open. Diagon Alley was still quite packed and in jovial spirites.

Neville had just exited Olivanders after being chosen by a cherry and unicorn hair wand when a load crack rent the air, as about a hundred people apparsted into the ally. Neville immediately bend down and through up the strongest shield he could. Before he could get his berrings. His grandmother shoved past him wand blazing. Then out of nowhere a curse shot out at., and hit his grandmother who was vaporized on the spot. He looked up to see who killed his grandmother expecting tto see a deatheater that he could exact his revenge on.

Instead what he saw shocked him. He would recognize that long white hair and beard anywhere. He saw them for most of the past 5 years. It was none other then Albus Dumbledore. He could beleive it. His own headmaster the leader of the light kill his gran. All he new was he had to get out of here. But where was safe. He was nearly surrounded. But as the to groups started fighting each other. He saw a path to Gringotts open up. It was only 100 feet away. If he could just get inside before the goblins initiated lockdown. Neville took off running.

Meanwhile the goblins had sequestered the locket and everyone was present. So they were about to head to the ceremony room to marry Daphne to Lord Black. when Gringotts sirens went off. Everyone jumped about ten feet when the was a knocking the door. Ragnock opened the door to speak with the goblin guard that had knocked. After a few moments of jarbled talking in gobligook. The door opened to reveal Neville who just entered the room and stood there in shock until he managed to get out.

" Grans gone... vaparized. And it was the headmaster that shot the curse. I only just got away." He said in his shocked state and the promptly fainted.

Everyone was shocked into silence it was then that Ragnock ordered the closer of the banking for the forseable future, and called forva healer to have a look at Neville. Three major clients being targeted, was not good for business. He resolved that he and the nation under him will do all in there power to help these clients. These famiilies in particular had always treated them with respect and as equals. Hopefully by helping them one day these families will be able to return the favour.

It took about half an hour before Neville came around. When he opened his eyes he blinked, his eyes adjusting to the light. When he looked around he noticed quite an unlikely bunch to be together. He recognized his friend and roommate Harry Potter, though he looked healthier and stronger then ever before. The healer he had been seeing for years Andromeda Tonks. His girlfriends best friend Susan Bones and her Aunt, the head of the department of law enforement. A Slytherin he recognized from his year though he did not know her name. A younger girl who looked to be her little sister. A man that looked to be her father, a man he now recognized as Lord Greengrass from the times he abserved the wizgasomont with his grandmother. Thinking of his grandmother made her sudden losss hit him really hard. He also noticed Lady Greengrass from the new years ball he attended last year. The was also an important looking Goblin in the room. Shoving down the pain of losing his gran temparily he addressed Harry, as he was most familiar with him not to mention there longstanding alliance between there houses.

"Hey Harry ! what are you doing here. Hope I am not interrupting anything to impotant."

"Nothing much... Nev. just finding out some hard truths. Claiming my Lordships, rescueing damsels, getting married. Plotting revenge. You know the usual. In fact I already married Lady Potter-Bones here. I was just about get married again to complete the Black family marriage contract with Daphne here."

'I'm sorry to be interupting something so important. I'll just go. Don"t know where. Nowheres safe anymore. Can't face the manor right now. Not without gran. Can't do magic outsude of school. Still a year to go. No where is safe. But I"ll manage. Dont need poor old Neville Longbottom the useless almost squib. Can't help his parents, couldn't save his grandmother. Did not even fight back. A coward I am. I ran away. Dont know what the sorting hat saw in me to put in Gryffindor. Shoulda sent me home. Thats how useless I am. I'll just go now." Neville murmured as he got up and headed for the door.

Before he got up however, He felt a a hand on his shoulder gently pushing him onto a chair and passing him a cup of hot chocolate. Neville looked and saw that it was Harry that had put him in the chair.

" Neville look at me. Neville you are not a coward. Nor are you worthless. It was you who lasted the longest against the death eaters at the ministry. You are the best in our year in Herbology. Out of most everyone in our school you are one of the very few, that never turned their back on me, or used me for there own ends. I need to apologize to you Neville. I have not been as good of friemd that i should of been to you. I have also not held up or acknowledged our families Alliance. For that my only explaination I can give is ignorence. I only found out after you had passed out, when my parents read a few days ago have not even left the bank since.

"Yo...you mean that you really didnt know. That our families were sworn allies. I thought you knew after you rescued my remembral first year, then decided that you didnt want anything to do with me. Especially as you never replied to any of the letters gran and i sent you over the years."

"Sorry mate nope. Had no clue about anything. Raised by magic hating muggled in the muggle world. Didnt find out about magic till Hagrid showed up on my 11 birthday. Did not even know about my families titles until a couple days ago when I arrived here at Gringotts. I also never received any letters from you. Or most people in the magical world. Only people the illustrious headmaster allowed lettes could find me. He put a ton of blocks and illegal wards on me. I'm starting to think he might have done the same to you."

"I used to believe in him, you know. I belived he was the leader of the light. The greatest wizard if the age. But now. After what he did to gran and to you. I bet we only scratched the surface of all the bad he's done. How did you find and get rid of the blocks and wards? If you dont mind me asking."

"Well it all started with my Godfathers will and Ragnock here." With those words Harry sat down across from Neville and began his tale filling Neville in on everything from the horcuxes, the blocks on his magic., the potions and charms on his person. Sirius's memory of his mother serving Voldemort's killing curse only to die by the headmasters.

At the mention of Harry's mother, Neville remembered his own parents. That they were still alive. He thought to himself. That if the goblins could help Harry maybe they could help him them to. After

what that man had done to his godmother and his gran, and Harry. Oh merlin! He thought. He couldn't refer to Dumbledore as anything other then that man in his head. Whats to say that man did not do anything him and his parents as well. He couldn't quite help but think, that it wasnt outside the realms of possibility. Now he had to decide what he was going to do. He knew he should have his parents removed from Saint Mongos and brought here, or a hospital outside the country. The question being after all he had discovered were his parents still safe where they were. Should he authorize and trust goblins to remove his parents and bring them here, to see they could help. They had certainly proved themselves by them taking him in like they had. Also in how they really helped Harry. He wondered if his parents should be removed rather sooner then later ir where they safe in their current state to anyone who would wish them further harm.

Neville's silent musings where interupted by Ragnocks voice.

"Lord Potter-black, lord consort Bones , I know you are having a much needed heart to heart with heir Longbottom, but time is if the essence. We must complete the contract, before forces outside rhese walls get wind of it."

"One moment Ragnock. We"ll proceed with the ceremony momentarily." Turning back to Neville, Harry said sorry mate about your gran I will be here for you if you need anything. I am sorry it had to come to this, in order for us to set the record straight."

"Lets start over. Hi, I am Neville Longbottom. I do not know if you remember me, but we played together all the time as babies, plus my mom us your godmother and your mum and dad were my Godparents. Plus our families have been allies for nearly a millenia. My gran and I tried to find you for years with no success. How about it brothers?" Neville asked holding

"Brothers," replied Harry, grasping Nevilles Nevillez hand and the bringing him in for a man hug.

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Back in a castle in the highlands, a pheonix stood on his golden perch and silently cried. He cried for his sorrow. Being used by an such an evil man, caused him both physical and emotional pain. But by godric how he wished he could break free, but while he was truly bonded to Hogwarts, and secoundarily to a chapion of the light that the school and he feels is worthy. The current headmaster had corrupted that bond. He was able to temporarily break free on occasion but that man tightened that binding just over three years ago, after he went to the aid of one of Hogwarts true champions. His sad thoughts were interrupted by the head bastard, apparating right into the office.

"Damn, blast it." That Longbottom brat is better at magic then he should be. I could not break his sheild, even with the elderwand. He must have broke through some of the blocks i have routinely placed on him. Of course i had forgotton, the main block I placed was tied to his fathers wand. I tracked him to Olivanders. At least I was able to get rid of that pesky, woman. Sticking her long nose in where it does not belong. The nerve of her, really! She always had to question him on the whereabouts of the Potter boy. At least Ollivanders kidnapping by the death eaters went off without a hitch.

If only I could get ahold of the Longbottom boy, but wherever he is now is protected from my tracking. Pehaps fawks can get to him. Where ever he dissapeared to. He turned to demand fawks go fetch the boy, but the Phoenix just glared at him and burst ton to flame.

"Fawkes you need to get with the greater good. He said as he walked over and picked up the baby chick that was born from the ashes, and forcing a burning day on yourself is not, how you go about it."

Oh well. He thought he would just have to wait, till the boy reappeared on his radar. Then he can be oliviated and he could play the consoling grandfather. And possibly take over guardian ship of young Neville for the next year. That way he could donate most of the Longbottom gold to his bird watching society.