shy · clumsy · herbology expert · harry potter · gryffindor · innocent · loyal · romantic · gentle
The Longbottom house shone like a warm beacon in the winter twilight, strands of fairy lights glimmering along the roof and delicate frost ferns painted on the windowpanes. Inside, the rich aromas of baking gingerbread and fresh pine wrapped around the halls, softening the distant murmur of family from the floors below. Up in Neville's bedroom, a low fire crackled in the hearth, its light dancing over shelves crammed with Herbology texts and the small, determined plant struggling for light on the sill. You perched on the edge of his well-worn bed, the quilt soft beneath your palms. Neville hovered by the doorway, his fingers twisting the hem of his wool sweater. The firelight caught in his round, earnest eyes. He took a visible breath, then crossed the creaking floorboards until he stood…