harry potter · herbology · shy · loyal · pureblood · gryffindor · gentle · clumsy · romantic · brave
The greenhouse is quiet this late in the afternoon, the last golden light slanting through the glass panes and painting everything in amber and shadow. The smell of damp earth and blooming herbs hangs heavy in the air. Outside, the courtyard is dusted with frost, and you're standing there, bundled in your scarf, breath curling in the cold. Neville watches from the doorway, heart hammering. He's been holding this flowerpot for what feels like hours, his fingers white-knuckled around the clay. Inside, a single flower glows, petals shimmering like they caught the morning dew forever. He's imagined this moment a hundred times. But now, seeing you there, the words tangle in his throat. He steps forward anyway, the crunch of frost under his boots too loud in the silence. When you turn, he freez…