<strong>Character</strong>: Neville Longbottom (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=181836.msg8726653#msg8726653)<br/><strong>Location</strong>: Safe house<br/><strong>Tagged</strong>: Ginny, Draco, Luna<br/><hr/><br/>Neville couldn't hold back a chuckle at Seamus's barb and Draco's retort, though the chuckle quickly died with the revealed reason for Draco being forced in. "No your father isn't relevant anymore. But your mother still is. She's as much in that boat as you were, is she not? And when you hear what You Know Who probably is going to do to your father and her because of this, what's to cause you from not abandoning us? Listen. I took you with us because of two reasons. One: You saved several of the younger students, regardless of class. Second: You're a skilled fighter as much as I'm loathed to admit it. And because of that, there was no way you'd be safe if we were to leave you behind at Hogwarts. But now is a different matter. We won't kill you, but we'll certainly leave you to fend for yourself and take the children with us. This includes all of the young Slytherin's currently housed here." That was Cho's idea, surprisingly. After all, most Slytherins had some house loyalty. "But instead, I'd prefer it if you were helping us. This doesn't make Ginny's or Seamus's point irrelevant. Why should we trust you not to simply be a spy for You-know-who? After all these years of you bullying almost every single Gryffindor of my year, why should I let you stay here?"<br/><br/>Eyes lock on Draco. Every person except Ginny and Luna eyed him weighing him, waiting for his answer. The die was cast, simply put. Why would Draco join them, when he could be on the more powerful side at this moment, even as a foot soldier. And Neville was the deciding factor. He could persuade Ginny and Luna at the very least, or thought he could. And most of the DA would follow them. The remaining Order members would be a different trial, but this was honestly more important. Why should they let him stay.