the boys of harry potter imagines.

neville longbottom.

she leaned her head on the cold table of the potions class,
feeling the chills overtake her body.
y/n was becoming increasingly sick with each passing second,
but she refused to miss class.
"miss l/n, everything okay?""
professor flitwick asked.
taking notice of the color lessening in y/n's face.
she looked up at the teacher,
the room beginning to spin.
"you-you look positively green. are you feeling sick?"
she answered the question by acquiring the nearest bin and emptying her stomach out in it,
falling out of the chair and onto her back.
everyone in the class hovered over her,
wondering what was going on.
but soon the room went black.
neville,
worried for the girl,
picked her up and began to carry her to madam pomfrey.
something was wrong with her.
this wasn't normal.
y/n never got sick.
this was deeper than a little flu,
and neville knew.
he rushed quickly to madam pomfrey,
his heart slamming into his chest.
once he arrived,
she was immediately placed on a stretcher and tended to.
"thank you for bringing to her me so quickly. she's been poisoned, definitely. well, you run back to class now, love. i'll send you a note to come visit."
neville,
speechless and scared for the girls well-being still,
nodded and walked off.
his last sight of y/n being lifeless.
his classes finally ended after what seemed like hours,
and he rushed to the nursery.
"she's just over there, dear. still hasn't woken up."
"is she-is she gonna be okay?"
"i have high hopes in her."
madam pomfrey gave a quick smile and ushered away,
neville running to y/n's side.
her eyes laid closes,
her body stiff and cold.
he grabbed her hand carefully and placed the icy cold fingers to his lips.
"please wake up,"
he mumbled against her hand,
his chest growing heavy.
he heard the quick patter of footsteps,
and in stepped her friends along with dumbledore.
"she's been poisoned,"
neville spoke with a quiver to his voice.
"yes, so it seems,"
dumbledore nodded.
"who would want to poison her?"
harry asked,
hermione shrugging her shoulders with a worried look plastered on her face.
"i fear that this was a practical joke simply gone wrong,"
dumbledore explained.
"i assume the few trying to prank her simply brewed their potion wrong, resulting in this sickness."
"i bet you malfoy did it, that bloody son-"
"perhaps,"
dumbledore cut rons sentence off,
"but one must not be so quick to make accusations. we'll find whoever did this and make sure they're punished."
"is she going to be okay, professor?"
hermione asked,
the tears starting to build in her wide brown eyes.
"oh, yes. y/n will be back in no time."
neville stared at y/n's colorless face and swallowed hard,
shaking his head.
"i'll kill whoever did this,"
neville spoke through gritted teeth.
"now now longbottom,"
dumbledore sighed,
patting the boy on his back.
"we'll take care of it, yes? in the meantime, you keep y/n some company. i'm sure she'll need it."
everyone sat around y/n and talked over their theories,
but neville was quiet.
he was shocked and still scared.
y/n should be in the common room right now,
doing homework or laughing with her friends.
but here she was fighting to open her eyes.
it was shameful.
"we're going to head back now, neville. we'll see you soon?"
hermione asked.
neville nodded his head and heard the nursery's doors close behind them.
and here he was,
y/n's only visitor.
"please wake up, y/n. we need you here. i need you here,"
he whispered,
lowering his head.
"i should've told you when you were still here. now i'm scared you're gone forever and i'll be forced to deal with my regrets. why didn't i tell you sooner?"
he weeped,
burying his head further into his hands.
"how could i have not fallen in love with you? you're an amazing woman, y/n. you make me laugh on days i feel like i can't find a smile, you push me out of my comfort zone consistently to make me a better person, you help me when i need you the most, and most of all: you care. i've never had someone in my life care for me the way you do."
neville stood up to put the covers over the girls already frozen body,
before sitting back down.
"you're a blessing to this earth. i love you,"
he laughed breathlessly,
admitting it aloud for the first time.
"i love you! i am so madly in love with you! and i-and i want you be with you until time ends because i don't feel nervous or scared around you. i feel at home. i'm right where i need to be with you, by your side."
he looked around the nursery,
"i need you here. how am i going to remember the common room password without you?"
he laughed to himself,
his eyes beginning to burn from the tiredness.
but he persisted,
"i can't do this without you, y/n. even if you won't have me as your boyfriend, you'll forever be my best friend."
it was late now,
and madam pomfrey came to send neville to bed.
"i can't leave, mrs. i need to be here in case she wakes up."
"oh alright. but don't be late for your classes, you hear me? not a single one!"
she demanded before summoning a cot for neville to lay on to sleep while y/n healed.
and so he did,
hours bled into days and y/n still hadn't woken up.
she had color in her face now,
but her eyes remained shut.
not a single movement.
and each day,
neville would sit next to her,
sleep next to her,
and talk as much as he could.
"it was pretty fun. it's an interesting plant also, just very messy,"
he finished with the shrug of his shoulders before seeing her foot twitch.
he jumped to his feet immediately and watched as her body began to loosen up.
she was awake.
"y/n!"
he exclaimed,
her eyes fluttering open a bit slowly,
soon wincing at the light that shined in the room.
"you're alive!"
he breathed out happily.
"that's one way to get out of charms class,"
she giggled and stretched as if she had just awaken from a quick nap rather than a poison induced coma.
"i knew you'd come back,"
he smiled,
feeling his heart swell with each word she spoke.
he was so happy to hear her voice again,
to see her smile,
"start checking your pumpkin juice, neville."
"i'll be sure to. are you feeling okay?"
"as best as i can."
she smiled and reached out for his hand,
intertwining their fingers.
"the common room password is fairylights now. like you said, you have trouble remembering,"
y/n winked with a cheeky smile playing on her lips.
like you said.
"you-you heard me the whole time?"
"i have magnificent hearing."
"oh god so that means-"
"it means i'm in love with you too, neville. and you being here the whole time has made me fall deeper."
neville smiled and sat back down,
kissing her knuckles.
madam pomfrey soon came and shoved more potions down y/n's throat,
telling her she could leave tomorrow night.
"i'm glad you pulled through, y/n. i need you here."
y/n put her free hand to her chest where her heart laid,
"i knew i had to stay here for you."
"you're not gonna regret it."
"i know i won't."
they smiled at each other lovingly,
neville placing a kiss on her cheek.
"you look tired, lovely. go back to the dorm and sleep, please."
y/n spoke,
caressing his cheek.
"but-"
"aht aht. you can't argue with me now, i'm your girlfriend,"
y/n giggled and watched neville's face flush.
"i'll come back down later. stay here for me please."
"i'm not going anywhere."
neville walked back out of the doors and took one last glance at y/n,
his girlfriend,
and felt like the luckiest guy in the world.
he was finally getting his happily ever after.