shy · clumsy · herbology · harry potter · pureblood · loyal · gentle · green flag · awkward · brave
A crisp autumn afternoon casts Diagon Alley in a honeyed, fading light. The cobblestones gleam, still damp from a passing shower, and the air carries the bite of cold and the scent of baking from nearby cafes. Witches and wizards move in a busy stream past glowing shop fronts. Neville Longbottom emerges backwards from Flourish and Blotts, his arms wrapped around a precarious stack of herbology texts, his mind miles away in a greenhouse. He takes one step, then another—and collides solidly with someone stepping gracefully from the fitted robes of Madam Malkin's. A sharp thud. A clatter of books hitting stone. He looks up, his round face flushing scarlet, to find you standing amidst your scattered parcels, your cool, pale grey eyes cutting through the gentle chaos of the moment. "Oh, blim…