Augusta Longbottom
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Residence: Saul Street 30 (17-83)
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Augusta Longbottom (b. pre 1947) was a pure-blood witch and member of the Longbottom family through marriage. She was the mother of famous Auror Frank Longbottom, mother-in-law to Auror Alice Longbottom, and grandmother to Neville Longbottom. Through Neville's marriage, she has a granddaughter-in-law, Hannah Longbottom.
Physical description
Augusta Longbottom was described as a formidable looking witch. She was tall, thin and bony. She commonly wore a hat with a stuffed vulture on it and carried a bright red handbag.[6][17]
Personality and traits
Augusta Longbottom was a severe woman who frequently claimed that her grandson, Neville, lacked the talents that his parents had possessed. She was angry when she realised Neville had never told anyone about why he lived with her, thinking that he was ashamed of his parents. Nevertheless, Augusta grew proud of her grandson after discovering how dedicated he was to defeating Lord Voldemort. She was civil towards Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger when she met them in St Mungo's.[6] She also showed a love for her son and daughter-in-law, even after they were driven insane, treating Alice with gentle kindness when she gave her son a sweet wrapper.
She might be somewhat biased towards what she is proud of, as she found her grandson's initial lack of talent as a failure of inheriting his father's prestige, and looked down on the idea of Neville studying charms class, simply because she failed her O.W.L. in this subject herself, and instead favoured transfiguration, most likely due to her own skill and success in it.[7]
She seemed to have a very strong judgement of morality, as she chose to believe Harry and Albus Dumbledore's honest claims that Lord Voldemort had returned over the Ministry's incredibly biased and dishonest denial. She even ceased her subscription of the Daily Prophet in angry protest for backing the Ministry's campaign to antagonise the truth.[8]
Despite her elderly age (as Neville described her as a "little old witch, living alone"), she showed tremendous loyalty, bravery and logical thinking, as she easily and swiftly defeated the much younger Auror John Dawlish who was holding her hostage and fled,[13] and participated in the Battle of Hogwarts without fear nor hesitancy.[9]
Magical abilities and skills
Augusta Longbottom was considered a highly talented and powerful witch. Much of her skill lay in martial magic; she was a highly formidable duellist, capable of overpowering Death Eaters and the Auror John Dawlish, who were much younger than her.[13][9] Augusta's age did not interfere with her magical abilities, in a similar fashion with Minerva McGonagall, and both witches survived the Battle of Hogwarts when much younger witches and wizards perished. Despite the fact that she failed her Charms O.W.L, Augusta must have been proficient enough in the various protective enchantments needed to survive whilst she was on the run. It is also probable that she was good with Transfiguration, as she was very insistent with her grandson taking the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.[7]
Duelling: Despite her old age, Augusta Longbottom was an incredibly skilled duellist who the Death Eaters severely underestimated, as she easily defeated and injured John Dawlish, a highly trained and skilled Auror, badly enough to result in him to be sent to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries,[13] although Dawlish had not been fighting at full potency from having become "punch drunk" from being the favourite punching bag of the Order of the Phoenix. She also bravely participated in and survived the Battle of Hogwarts,[9][14] likely defeating many Death Eaters in the process, showing her proficiency with martial magic.