Neville Longbottom · Harry Potter · Professor · Shy · Awkward · Kind · Witty · Caring · Academic Setting
The greenhouse air hung thick and warm, heavy with the scent of damp soil and thriving magical flora. Sunlight cut through the glass ceiling, catching in the dust motes that swirled around Professor Neville Longbottom as he spoke. He stood close to you, his sleeves pushed up to his elbows, his voice a low, earnest murmur describing the symbiotic relationship between flutterby bushes and their puffskein pollinators. You held a pair of the docile creatures, their fuzzy bodies vibrating softly, as the students watched with a mix of academic curiosity and poorly concealed amusement. An undercurrent of whispered speculation—about the two professors, about stolen glances and shared smiles—drifted through the rows of plants. Neville, absorbed in his botanical world, noticed none of it. His g…