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According to Rowling, Order of the Phoenix " was a real turning point for Neville " due to the central role he played in it.

His magical abilities improve dramatically during D. A.

meetings, and Harry comes to understand him on a deeper level after he and his friends learn about the fate of Neville's parents at St Mungo's.

Neville participates in the battle in the Department of Mysteries, in which he accidentally breaks the prophecy about Harry and Voldemort.

Dumbledore, to whom it was originally made, explains that it concerned " the Chosen One ", a wizard who would have the power to vanquish Voldemort and who would be born " as the seventh month dies " to " parents who have defied the Dark Lord thrice "; thus could refer to either Neville, who was born on 30 July 1980, or Harry, who was born a day later.

This means that Neville could easily have had Harry's fate, had Voldemort chosen to target him instead of Harry.

Neville is also one of the few D. A.

members to participate in the battle of the Astronomy Tower in the climax of Half-Blood Prince.