Harry Potter: 10 Worst Characters Introduced After The Philosopher's Stone

10. Frank And Alice Longbottom

Frank and Alice Longbottom were Neville's parents who were tortured by the Lestrange's and Barty Crouch Jr. This brutal use of the Cruciatus Curse drove them over the edge and they lose their minds. It was a crime that saw the Death Eaters responsible locked up in Azkaban for life.

Frank and Alice never recovered and spent the rest of their days in St Mungos Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Neville often visited them with his grandmother and while they don't recognise him, Alice always gives him a bubblegum wrapper, which Neville always keeps.

It's such a tragic story and a beautiful emotional scene. It's devastating that it was cut and their appearance in the films was reduced to appearing in an old photo and being spoken about by other characters.