Hearing his excitement about history Neville didn't have the heart to tell him the stories he had been told about how dull and boring it was meant to be and yeah of course Harry Potter wanted to learn about Defence. Neville decide to be honest with Harry, lying would only start the friendship off on bad terms and from the seams of it Neville was actual making a friend within Harry "Honestly I have never really been very talented with magic so I am looking forward to improving in all areas, but my main passion is always Herbolgoy, I know it isn't as exciting or flashy but it is incredibly useful and Hogwarts has some of the most diverse collection of plants in Britain, it's brilliant."