How old were the Longbottoms when they were tortured?

Neville’s parents were well-respected Aurors and members of the original Order of the Phoenix until they were tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange and three other Death Eaters with the Cruciatus Curse when he was about sixteen months old.

Did the Longbottoms ever recover?

Alice and Frank Longbottom never recovered — they lived out their lives in St. Mungo’s.

Were Neville’s parents killed?

Neville Longbottom’s parents were not killed, but they arguably suffered something worse. Frank and Alice Longbottom, Aurors and members of the Order of the Phoenix, were tortured into insanity by Death Eaters; to the point where they couldn’t even recognise their own son.

Why did Barty Crouch Jr hate his father?

Barty knew that Voldemort had a disappointing father, that he suffered the indignity of being named after that father, and that he had the great pleasure of killing his father to ensure the rise of the dark order. These three common threads helped to fuel Barty’s loyalty.

When was the attack on the Longbottoms?

These two sources of evidence don’t seem to quite match up – it may be another error due to Jo’s maths. But they do at least agree that the attack on the Longbottoms must have been later than we thought: finger in the air, somewhere between 1984 and 1986 (timeline of events below). This means Neville remembers his parents.

What happened to the Longbottoms after Voldemort?

“The Longbottoms were very popular,” said Dumbledore. “The attacks on them came after Voldemort’s fall from power, just when everyone thought they were safe. Those attacks caused a wave of fury such as I have never known. The Ministry was under great pressure to catch those who had done it.

How popular were the Longbottoms in Harry Potter?

“The Longbottoms were very popular. The attacks on them came after Voldemort’s fall from power, just when everyone thought they were safe. Those attacks caused a wave of fury such as I have never known. The Ministry was under great pressure to catch those who had done it.

When did the attacks on Neville Longbottom’s parents take place?

We’ve previously assumed the attacks on Neville’s parents took place in Nov/Dec 1981, because Dumbledore describes them as being “after Voldemort’s fall from power, just when everyone thought they were safe” ( GF30 ). But would they have felt safe just a month or two after his death?