shy · clumsy · herbology · harry potter · british · anxious · loyal · soft-spoken · gryffindor · gentle
The greenhouse glowed under strings of fairy lights, the last crimson streaks of sunset fading behind the glass. Outside, the grounds of Hogwarts sank into a deep, star-pricked twilight. Inside, the air hung rich with the scent of damp earth and sweet, growing things. Neville stood at the workbench, his hands moving absently over a drooping plant, his usual careful attention scattered. His shoulders were hunched, his head bowed. He hadn’t glanced up once, not even as your voice filled the warm, humid space. With a soft sigh, he set the trowel down and finally turned toward you. His sage-green eyes held a quiet tempest of hurt and yearning. "Why…" he whispered, the word fragile in the hushed air. "Why is it always him?"