nice chapter, I can see that Dumbledore really want Neville in his grasp, I just hope they discover the situation with his parents soon and they can be cured.
I think Harry will need to use his Slytherin side to defeat Voldemort and Dumbledore and for that he will need the help of Hermione, so my vote goes to her, after all it can be cliche, but lets face it she is a mean witch when she need to be and will help Harry to reach greatness, and she will not be just the woman behind the man, but a power to be recon.
Hope you continue the story soon and let us see what will happen soon.
MAC
Author's response
Thanks for your opinion regarding the ship. Hermione has a very important role to play in the story and the ship is going to be Harry/Hermione. As for Dumbledore, he is playing a very deep game and has his own agenda.
Thanks for the encouragement and thanks for reading and reviewing.
Regards,
Maidros