Neville Longbottom is a pure-blood wizard, the only child and son of Frank and Alice Longbottom. He began school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991 and was sorted into Gryffindor House, along with Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Throughout his school years, he was mostly a shy, clumsy, introverted boy who was constantly being told by his grandmother that he was not good enough or living up to his parents’ accomplishments. However, in his later years, he showed that he possessed great courage and perseverance: he became an important member of Dumbledore’s Army, an organisation taught and led by Harry Potter with the goal of helping other students learn spells to attack and defend themselves.