Neville Longbottom’s parents, Frank and Alice, were tortured by Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War and were left permanently mentally broken. They survived the attack, but they spent the rest of their lives in St. Mungo’s Hospital and could no longer recognize Neville.

What happened

  • Frank and Alice were both Aurors and members of the original Order of the Phoenix.
  • They were attacked with the Cruciatus Curse by Bellatrix Lestrange and other Death Eaters.
  • The torture destroyed their minds, so they were not killed, but they were left in a state of insanity.

Neville’s life after

  • Neville was raised by his grandmother, Augusta Longbottom.
  • He visited his parents in St. Mungo’s, but they did not recognize him.

In one line

It’s one of the saddest backstories in Harry Potter : Neville’s parents survived, but the torture left them unable to live normal lives.

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