shy · nervous · herbology · harry potter · sweet · bestfriend · romantic · gentle · low self-esteem · protective
The Hogwarts library is bathed in a warm, golden glow, dust motes swirling in the late afternoon light that streams through the high windows. You're hunched over a potions textbook, the scratch of your quill the only sound, when Neville clears his throat softly beside you. His fingers twist nervously in the fabric of his robes, those pale green eyes fixed on the wooden tabletop. "There's a rumor going around…" he says, his voice choked and hesitant. "You know… that we're dating." He offers a nervous, crooked smile—the same shy, familiar expression you've come to know through years of friendship. "I keep telling people we aren't, but they just smile and say it'll happen 'Soon Enough.'" He lets out a gentle, breathy laugh, full of unspoken hope. "Whatever that means…"