Lorelai || Neville Longbottom

Chapter 15

TW: Harassment

December 6th, 1995

I wake up to the smell of fresh rain, and the sound of it pattering outside of the window. I absolutely adore the smell of the rain, so this brought me great pleasure. I look around, noticing that everyone's beds are made, no one here.

Seeing this, I check my clock, it saying 7:56.

"Shoot!" I exclaim, throwing the sheets off of my body and running to the bathroom. I grab my toothbrush, brush my teeth, and put my hair up in a high ponytail. As I'm doing this, I hear a knock at the door.

Huh, I think to myself. Who could be at the door when it's almost time for class to start?
And it's not like it could be any of my dorm-mates, because they wouldn't knock.

I slowly walk out of the bathroom, approaching the door. I'm hoping it's not a prefect, or anyone I don't know, considering I'm just in a V neck T-shirt and spandex. But, I'm surprised when I do open the door.

"Neville?" I ask, genuinely confused. He had a book in his hand, and was wearing pajama pants and a tshirt. Had he just woken up like me?

"Hey, where were you at breakfast?" He questions.

"I slept in," I nod, causing him to nod as well.

"Well, I just came by to give you this. The constellations book?" He hands me the book, which I gratefully accept.

"Thanks, Nev!"

He stands there, looking like he wants to say something else, but doesn't.
But, what he does next, I wouldn't have expected.

"I...also came for this," he says, suddenly stepping forward and connecting his lips with mine.

It takes me off guard, causing me to stumble back a little. Fortunately, Neville had his hand on my waist, catching me.

Neville kept his hands on my waist, trailing his hands up and down my back. I wrapped my arms around his neck pulling at his hair. He pulls my waist closer to him, sending butterflies straight to my stomach. How could I have not realized this feeling before?

I break away, looking him into his eyes.

"I..." I start.

And then I open my eyes.

Once I take in my surroundings, and realize that everything that just happened, was a dream.

I was completely embarrassed. No, humiliated. How could I have dreamed about this?

It's not like we feel that way about each other.

How was I going to face Neville today? Im probably going to have to avoid him at all costs. Yes, that's what I'm going to do.

It's not that I don't want to be around him, but I feel like he'll sense that something is off.

It takes me a little bit to fully wake up, but once I do, I reach up to my window, opening the shutters.

I breathe in, inhaling the smell of the fresh rain outside. I start to rub my eyes, looking around the room. I notice Parvati and Lavender making their beds, while Hermione walks out of the bathroom, toothbrush in her mouth. She gives me a look.

"Where were you last night? I was looking for you everywhere!" She had her hands on her hips.

I hope she doesn't see right through me.

"I'm so sorry Mione, Neville asked me to go with him to the Black Lake." I state bluntly.

When I say this, her eyes go wide, running over to my bed and sitting down.