Reborn as Neville in HP:GOF ( SI )

It was 10 pm on a weekday in the month of December when it suddenly started pouring without any warning whatsoever. In front of a 24-7 convenience store, a man in his 20's was reading something on a phone while occasionally mumbling something.

His name was Jake and in his hands was a transparent handbag filled with packets of noodles, biscuits, chips, and what seemed like an otakus ration for a week. He was an average-looking guy with black hair and black eyes. He was wearing a black hoodie and blue track pants with blue sneakers.

"What the hell god, could you not have waited for like 10 more minutes, you just had to open the tap the second I walked out of the store, and who the hell makes it rain in December dude that's just not cool" Jake shouted at the sky while swinging his fists. Fortunately for him, the streets were empty, or else he would be taken for a lunatic.

Jake would usually not be this frustrated at a little bit of rain, but at this moment he was reading or at least trying to read a harry potter fanfiction. It had seemed like a gem from the synopsis and the first few chapters he had read and had started on a really good note but then it started going downhill really quickly.

He would always get frustrated when he would see a fanfiction where illogical things happen out of nowhere, like in this one that he was currently reading Albus fucking Dumbledore was accused of stealing from the potter family by the mc who had been reborn as harry potter.

"Like come on man why the hell would a man who is quoted to be "The most powerful wizard of the century" numerous times in the harry potter books even have any need to steal money. That's just plain dumb because if he was evil and desperate enough to steal from a child then why the hell would he not just cast the imperious charm on people willy nilly and just get whatever he wanted without ever having the need to hold a single galleon." Jake whispered furiously while looking at his phone.

He took a deep breath after taking out his frustration by ranting for a while. He looked at the sky once again to see that it was filled with never-ending dark clouds that were booming with thunder and lightning.

"It doesn't look like the rain is going to stop any time soon... hmm... maybe I should just ignore the rain and run straight home. I mean like what's the worst that could happen, getting struck by lightning... hehe"

"And if I do get stuck, It would be like my lightning tribulation and the start of my cultivation journey to godhood...haha...". Jake started laughing foolishly and then when he realized what he was doing he stopped abruptly and checked around to make sure he was alone or else he would just die of shame.

Jake left the storefront after covering his head with his hoodie and keeping the handbag inside of his jacket to not get it wet and started running towards his home while trying to get wet as little as possible by taking cover whenever possible on the sidewalk.

His parents had died in an accident two years ago and left him with enough insurance money to live comfortably. They had also left him an apartment building and the monthly rent coming from its tenets was enough for him to continue his NEET lifestyle and not have to work another day in this life.

As he was running his mind once again started drifting towards the fanfiction he was reading and he once started praying in his mind to whatever deity that was out there for what seemed like the millionth time.

"Oh God of fantasy, ROB, Aqua, or anyone listening out there, I wish to be sent to a fantasy world, any world would do, be it from an anime like high school dxd or naruto or maybe from some fantasy novel book world like Game of Thrones or Harry Potter world. Hell, I am so desperate that I would even agree to go to the twilight world... haha... hai " He laughed and then took a very depressing sigh.

"I just want to live an exciting life filled with adventure and magic and romance and blood-pumping fights and where you can really feel alive every single moment. He just wanted to leave this boring world behind, is it too much to ask... huh god," Jake said while huffing and puffing from just a two-minute run. His stay-at-home NEET body could not even take even two minutes of running.

"And I promise that if I was ever transmigrated I would even start doing exercises daily and help people whenever they need it and I promise not to complain no matter how hard it gets". He kept on spouting delusional nonsense and not paying attention to where he was going.

Just as he was running out from a narrow street that was a shortcut towards his home he suddenly saw a big flash of light and heard a deep boom of thunder coming from above and before he could even comprehend or think about anything he was stuck with a huge flash of lightning.

His body fell to the ground in the middle of the road started spasming from all the electricity running through it and he was in so much pain that he felt like someone was stabbing him with thousands of sharp barbed knives all at the same time. It went for what felt like hours of pain but instead was only like a couple of seconds.

His body went numb and he started losing all types of sensation that one associate with a living being. As his vision started going out and everything started getting blurry. The only thing that was on his mind was that this was not what the MCs of those Chinese novels said lightning tribulation was supposed to feel like.

.... ... ...

After what felt like an eternity had passed he started to regain the feeling of his body slowly. It started with his pinky finger to his whole hands to his legs and then to the rest of the body. As his mind started getting a bit clearer with every passing second and he started regaining his mental facilities.

He realized that he was lying on a very soft bed, way softer than his usual one, and the room was at a perfect temperature. As his memory recovered slowly and all the haziness finally went away, he remembered the flash of lightning and the pain, his heart started pounding like crazy, and he opened his eyes and sat up on the bed abruptly.

He started taking deep and loud breaths and after seeing around him he realized that he was not in the room at home nor was he at a hospital.

"Huh... Where the hell am I. And am I imagining things or am I a little smaller" He said while looking at his body and around the room.

The room was bizarre with most of the prominent colors being red and gold. He was sitting on a soft double bed which was facing a window from where the first rays of sunlight could be seen driving away the darkness. Above the window was a grandfather clock, that was showing 5:50 am.

As he turned toward the bedside table, he saw what could be the most bizarre collection of things to keep beside the bed. There were a couple of books sitting with the most visible one having the title "One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi – by Phyllida Spore". Atop the books was a piece of wood having intricated drawing on it and beside it was a toad sleeping on its own little bed.

Looking at these objects his mind started forming various scenarios with each one more bizarre than the other.

" A toad, books about herbology and a wand and I am in what seems to be a teenager's body.... so the most obvious conclusion would be that I am in the room of Neville Longbottom, either that or this is some kind of a really elaborate prank. If this is what it seems like then I've really struck gold" He said starting to get excited.

"No, first I need to confirm this before I get my hopes up for no reason..." he said while looking around the room and saw there were two doors in the room so obviously one led towards the exit and the other one the bathroom where hopefully he will find a mirror.

He went down from the bed and wore blue slippers which were at its side and stood up. He stalked across the room and opened the door on the left side of the bed. What he saw on the other side was a hallway across which there was another door. He quickly closed the door soundlessly, not wanting to come across another person before confirming everything.

He went quickly towards the other door that was on the right side of the bed and opened it. He found what he was looking for, it was a bathroom about half the size of the main room. On the left side was a huge bathtub in which one can lie comfortably and directly beside the door was a sink with a tap and above it was a mirror.

He slowly went towards the mirror, his body filled with excitement and nervousness. Hedwig's theme song from harry potter started playing in his mind. As he looked into the mirror, he saw a young teen in blue PJs with chubby cheeks, blond hair, and brown eyes. He somewhat resembled Neville from the movies. What he saw finally confirmed his theory that he had somehow transmigrated into the body of Neville Longbottom.

"Yes... Yes...Yes... haha... my wishes finally came true. I am in the world of Harry potter. Oh my god, this is going to be so much fun. I am going to learn everything from potion-making to flying on a broom and Oh I am going to visit all kinds of places in the wizarding world and I can't wait to get started." He whispered furiously while making a big smile towards the mirror.