Butterbeer, Broomsticks & Nargles

This is it. This is our moment to take back Hogwarts

*** Neville Longbottom ***

My hands shake as I carry the flower pot up the Great Hall towards the doorway, "Longbottom!" a stern sharp voice bellows, I jump and tremble, soil falls around my feet, I am surrounded by black robes "Mr Longbottom would you kindly remove that from the hall, it should only be seen in a greenhouse and only by those desperate enough to care for its welfare." Snape spat.

I gulped and nodded my head "That. is. all." Snape sniggered and flicked more soil from the pot onto the floor, then he took his place at the front of the hall.

"EVERYONE. LINE UP IN HEIGHT ORDER, WITHIN YOUR HOUSE, THERE IS TO BE NO INTERACTION OF ANY KIND BETWEEN ANY OF YOU. YOU ASSOCIATE ONLY WITH THOSE IN YOUR HOUSE." His voice bellowed around the hall and made my ears ache. 

No more interaction of any kind with anyone from other houses.. that meant that him, Ginny and Luna could no longer go to Hogsmeade together. They couldn't plan to start up Dumbledore's army again... I stumbled depressed back up to Gryffindor common room and sat by the fireplace. A girl with a mass of ginger hair placed herself next to me on the sofa and whispered gently "Ignore it Neville, We broke the rules once we will do it again, Dumbledore's army just like we said." I glanced up "You're right Ginny.. nothing is going to stop us this time, I'm fed up of Snape. Dumbledore didn't die in Vain and we need to support Harry until the end. We'll hold our first meeting tomorrow after dark arts." I patted Ginny's leg, realizing that the sheer mention of Harry's name was like a dagger to her heart. "Exactly." She grinned. 

Dean came wondering through the doorway whistling "Oh Hello." He grinned at us, Ginny waved absent mindely and I felt a anger rise inside of me, I got up and left the room, there was someone I needed to find. 

*** A few minutes later *** 

"Knew you'd be here." I grinned placing my hands over the shining blue eyes, she gasped "Neville.. is that you?" a soft fluttering stirred in my chest, I gulped "yeah.. course it is I came to ask you if you wanted to - "We shouldnt be talking to each other... not here anyway..  I heard Snape has been cursing  those who break his regime." she spluttered pushing my hands away from her face, she starting skipping down the bridge.

"Yeah- We'll I've decided I don't care what Snape thinks anymore, It's time we all starting acting a bit more brave." I pumped up my chest and followed her. "I am going to Hagrid's he says there are some pumpkin seeds left which I could use to make a charm.. . Dean says that the thestrals are quite hungry.. we'll properly go up later." she twirled her beautiful long blonde hair around her finger absent mindely. 

"Luna.. did you hear what I said?.. wait Dean?? what does he have to do with it? since when did he feed thestrals with you.. I thought you were all like 'we shouldnt be talking to each other'." I felt such anger bubble inside me, I stepped back and crossed my hands across my chest, for the first time since we'd met I was angry with Luna. 

"Oh.. Neville, I think you've been having too much firewhisky.. you seem very unkind, well meeting in public places while the rules are in place isnt a clever idea, It's better to meet in places where Snape won't check... onion?" She smiled, taking an onion out of her bag and offered it to me. 

"No. Thanks. Look me and Ginny are holding a meeting in the room of requirement at 10 today, be there and please be careful." I stroked a strand of hair out of her eyes, Luna looked at her dazed and confused and then I ran back up to the Gryffindor common room. 

** Later that day ** 

** Ginny Weasley** 

"RIGHT EVERYONE LISTEN UP." I seemed to have a knack of making people shut up and listen when needed to, the crowd of students stood in front of me with eagerness and excitement. 

Some of them had been in Dumbledore's army last time and some of them looked too young to even be at Hogwarts. I looked at Neville on my left and Luna on my right, something was very odd between them recently, Dean smiled at us like a cheshire cat. Merlin's beard I hope he doesnt still fancy me. 

"We are reforming Dumbledore's Army, we need to be ready to fight, that means we need to practice, we need to train even harder than before. It wont be easier and you might die but its the only way to end this injustice" Luna's light fairy voice jumped around large room as her blunt honesty made me nervous. Neville stepped forward and spoke " we've had enough of timed dinners, and banned quidditch matches, we've had enough of being scared. THIS is it. This is our moment to take back Hogwarts." 

I smiled at them both, my two best friends so much braver and stronger than I'd ever seen them before, yet so fragile and unknowing. "We will meet twice a week, and share everything we know about curses and potions and healing. We will become stronger then anyone expects and show that we aren't just students we are talented witches and wizards." 

The room broke into cheers and aplause, I grinned at Luna and Neville, we could do this, we could all work together and continue Harry's legacy -- make him proud. 

"Well done Luna that was great." Dean patted her on the back and she smiled and waved, Neville rolled his eyes. This was something that not even I who had spent so many hours with Neville and Luna had seen coming....