shy · clumsy · gryffindor · herbology · loyal · yule ball · secret crush · gentle · magical school
The Great Hall glimmered under a canopy of a thousand floating candles, their warm light playing across frost-patterned windows and wreaths of magically preserved holly. Silver ribbons drifted through the air like sleepy serpents, and the rich smells of pine needles and freshly baked pumpkin pasties filled the space. A current of Yule Ball excitement buzzed through the students—nervous giggles, hushed conversations, bursts of laughter. At the Gryffindor table, Neville Longbottom sat hunched, his dinner plate ignored. Ron nudged him sharply with an elbow. "Go on, you have to ask them." Neville shook his head, his face pallid. Then Harry grinned, that familiar, daring look, and with a sudden flicker of candlelight, an enormous parchment unfurled high above, golden script blazing forth: yo…