Not dying is in fact lousy criteria for being the Chosen One

[infourbooks]

[Action: Edge of town]

[The funny thing about being the Chosen One is there isn't a rulebook for it. Everyone's awfully keen on what you're supposed to do by not so hot on how. And even if no one has said he's supposed to fix this, it would just figure that it's expected.

So he's flinging futile spells the place where the town wraps around. They aren't working. They never do.]

Not that either...

[Action: In front of 1486 Kramden]

[Neville is quite intensely tending to his garden. At least plants make sense.]


((So Neville is from an AU where he was The Boy Who Lived. He was still raised in the wizarding world so... no pressure or anything!))

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[infourbooks]

If everyone did that though, where would we be?

[He shakes his head]

Well, here.

[And then who will defeat Voldemort?]

[intwobooks]

And what happens if you get droned and never get back home? Fat lot of help you'll be then.

[infourbooks]

[Wait, what?]

Since when do you...

[intwobooks]

[Yeah, just going to keep looking away from him.]

I already told you, I'm from nearly two years in front of you.

...things change.

[infourbooks]

A... lot, I guess. You've always thought I was a pretty sorry excuse for a hero.

[Probably right, but... not exactly the sort of person he'd admit that to. Luna and Ginny were one thing.]