One of the character's who makes the most drastic changes throughout the series in Neville.
In the first books, we see him as shy and awkward, and the butt of a lot of jokes. He is constantly teased. He is yelled at and embarrassed by his grandma at school though a Howler. In the early books, the heroes are always Harry, Ron and Hermione, and sometimes some of the adults. Neville is never really seen and kind of takes a back seat. We know him as the student who is worst at Potions and tortured by Snape.
As the books progress, Neville's strengths begin to peak. We find that he is talented in Herbology, the best in class. We find that he is a lot like Harry because his parents were tortured by Voldemort. It gives us a new respect for Neville, recognizing that he must have a lot of strength in order to continually visit his parents even though they are pretty much vegetables and can't interact with or remember him at all. He's faced this hardship alone and hasn't told anyone or confided in his friends.
Later, Neville shows his bravery and loyalty to Harry when he joins Dumbledore's Army. He is willing to fight and wanting to defend his friends and Hogwarts. In the last book, I believe that Neville's coming of age story is capped off when he kills Nagini. I enjoyed that Neville was the one to do this, because we learned through the prophecy that "The Chosen One" could have been either Harry or Neville. I feel like it was his shining moment that he deserved, and felt that it was necessary to seek revenge for Voldemort torturing his parents.
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