While most fans agree that Harry is the unrefuted Chosen One, the final Deathly Hallows film (in particular) sways heavily toward highlighting a heroic Neville, revitalizing the debate regarding which boy is better suited for the iconic title.

Was Neville actually the chosen one?

The Harry Potter prophecy suggests Neville could have been The Chosen One. Voldemort's assumption that it was Harry led to his own demise. Voldemort's choice to make Harry The Boy Who Lived was his undoing. His choices and inability to understand magic and power caused his downfall.

Is the prophecy about Harry or Neville?

The Prophecy states that the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord would be born at the end of July to parents who had defied Voldemort three times. Both Harry and Neville Longbottom fit this description, but Voldemort chose to apply the Prophecy to Harry.

Why did Voldemort choose Harry instead of Neville?

Initially, Voldemort twisted Harry into the position by first looking at his lineage. Tom Riddle and Harry Potter were both half-bloods, which meant Harry was more like him than the pureblooded Neville. From there, Voldemort focused specifically on the Potters, who had defied him to no end.

Is Neville Longbottom a pureblood?

Neville is a pure-blood wizard born to Frank and Alice Longbottom, who were prominent Aurors and also members of the Order of the Phoenix during the first war against Lord Voldemort.

Why Neville Longbottom is the REAL Chosen One

Are Neville and Draco related?

Probably. All the pure-blood families are related, and on the Black family tree, Draco's great-grandfather's first cousin Callidora Black marries one Harfang Longbottom, who is likely a relation of Neville's.

Who is the most powerful pureblood family?

Ancient and powerful, the House of Black was the largest and oldest pureblood family in Britain. Its motto, Toujours Pur, or "Always Pure," expressed its members' fanaticism for blood purity, which had led them to marry their cousins for several centuries to avoid "tainting" the family's legacy.

Who is Draco Malfoy's boyfriend?

Why did Voldemort choose Draco?

Voldemort intended Draco to die in the attempt to kill Dumbledore so that Lucius would be punished for his failure to retrieve the prophecy from the Ministry of Magic.

Is Dumbledore the heir of Gryffindor?

Harry is the Heir of Gryffindor, as is his great-grandfather Albus Dumbledore.

Who actually killed Voldemort?

For the second time in Voldemort's life, the unforgivable curse rebounded on him, as the Elder Wand wouldn't kill its master. Since Harry and his friends had already destroyed all of Voldemort's Horcruxes, this finally ended Lord Voldemort's life, with Harry finally defeating the Dark Lord.

What would have happened if Voldemort chose Neville?

It was answered very eloquently by commenter Sooooo, who explained that we'd have a dead Neville on our hands: The key part of what saved Harry from Voldemort was Lily being given a choice by Voldemort (at Snape's request) to stand aside. Alice Longbottom would not have been afforded the same opportunity.

Why is Harry a half-blood?

Severus Snape is also a half-blood (he gave himself the nickname "The Half-Blood Prince"), as his father Tobias Snape was a Muggle. Harry himself is a half-blood, since his pure-blood father, James, married a Muggle-born witch named Lily, and his maternal grandparents were Muggles.

Why is Snape the half-blood prince?

Family. Snape's family background is mostly shown in flashbacks during the course of the last three novels. Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, "Half-Blood Prince").

Is Neville Longbottom a squib?

Some children were revealed as late-bloomers rather than Squibs, such as Neville Longbottom, but for others (such as school caretaker Argus Filch) their magic would simply never materialise, which could be hard to accept.

Who is the true chosen one?

The Chosen One was revealed to be Anakin Skywalker, who conceived by the Force itself via the mystical one-celled organisms called midi-chlorians completely without outside influence.

What is Draco's patronus?

J.K. Rowling says Draco doesn't have a patronus because he never learned the spell but I think it's because he doesn't have any powerful happy memories to use. He has tons of happy memories... He had an amazing childhood. However, she also said Snape was the only Death Eater who could produce a Patronus.

Are Draco and Sirius related?

Yes. Draco's mother is Sirius first cousin on his mother's side (Narcissa and Sirius are also second cousins on his father's side, as Sirius parents are first cousins).

Was Malfoy a Death Eater?

Draco Malfoy

He was a notorious bully to Harry Potter and his friends throughout the series. Draco becomes a Death Eater in his sixth year at Hogwarts and is assigned to kill Dumbledore. However, he fails and Dumbledore is ultimately killed by Snape. Draco, like his family, is part of Slytherin house.

Who had a crush on Malfoy?

Harry Potter had a few love interests during his time at Hogwarts. Though he eventually settled down with Ginny Weasley, he also had a thing for Cho Chang in his earlier school years. Then, of course, there's his secret love for Draco Malfoy… Wait, what?

Who married Luna?

Luna married fellow naturalist Rolf Scamander, grandson of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them author Newt Scamander, considerably later in life than Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who all married and started families in their early-to-mid twenties.

Who was Draco's first girlfriend?

In the books, Pansy Parkinson has a schoolgirl crush on Draco, and they went together to the Yule Ball. However, there was no true love between them. In the Cursed Child, Draco Malfoy's wife is Astoria Greengrass. Later, after Astoria's death, Draco says that he would “sell [his] soul for another minute with Astoria.”

Who is the richest family in Hogwarts?

The Malfoy family comes from a long line of rich witches and wizards within Harry Potter, and Lucius Malfoy has copious amounts of money at his disposal. He resides in a gigantic mansion with his family, named Malfoy Manor, and owns some of Harry Potter's most powerful objects, including a golden Time-Turner.

Are the Weasleys full blood?

The Weasley family were a well established wizarding family and were included in the Sacred Twenty-Eight - a list of pure-blood wizarding families published in the 1930s. However, the Weasley family were dismissive of the list and were advocates of equality with Muggle-born witches and wizards.

Who is the richest Gryffindor?

Sirius Black

After finding himself with the inheritance of the family Estate (the Black ancestral home: 12 Grimmauld Place), and an abundance of wealth, Sirius would have been one of the richest characters in the entire franchise at the time of his death.