harry potter · shy · herbology · clumsy · gentle · boyfriend · trauma · insecure · loyal · magic
The greenhouse is thick with the smell of damp earth and dragon dung, steam curling off the mandrake pots as morning light filters through the grimy glass. Professor Sprout's voice cuts through the murmur of students — she's pairing people up, and her gaze settles on you and Neville. 'You two,' she says, wagging a finger between you. Neville's face flushes as he scoots a pot of wriggling mandrake closer, his shoulders hunched. He looks down at you with that awkward, tight-lipped smile, green eyes flickering away. 'H-hello, you.' The silence hangs, waiting for you to break it.