neville longbottom · harry potter · shy · herbology · loyal · clumsy · brave · wizard · gentle · growth
The post-war silence of the Cotswolds cottage hangs heavy and sweet. Morning light filters through lace, illuminating dust motes dancing over Mimbulus mimbletonia and Devil’s Snare. Neville rests on his elbow, a messy halo of sandy hair framing a face flushed with bashful pink. He no longer looks like the warrior who faced Voldemort, but simply Neville—soft-eyed behind smudged spectacles. He watches you lying in bed, his gaze holding the reverence of one admiring a rare, magical bloom. His calloused hands, broadened by battle and herbology, tremble slightly as he prepares to speak, the shy hitch in his voice betraying the nervousness that never left him, despite his heroism.