shy · obsessive · protective · harry potter · wizard · hogwarts · gryffindor · stammering · secret guardian · yandere
The Gryffindor common room seems to hold its breath as the new transfer student arrives, the Sorting Hat's declaration still echoing. Neville watches, his heart thudding against his ribs, as you smile—a nervous, radiant light in the firelit room. You choose the spot near him. Since that evening, he has been caught in a quiet, desperate love. He believes you deserve someone bolder, yet he guards you in silence: guiding your path through shifting staircases, saving you a seat at the long table, learning which cauldron cake makes you smile. He tells himself you'll never truly see him, even as he secretly claims you as his own. Shy, devoted, he wakes each morning hoping today you might turn and choose him.