white roses // neville longbottom

eight

-days later-

i carry my bags down from the dorms to the entrance of hogwarts. i see ron and harry in the great hall. i walk over to the with my suitcase. "i see you've packed." ron says. "i see you haven't." i say. "change of plans. my parents went to romania to visit my brother charlie. he's studying dragons there." ron says. "good, you can help harry then. he's going to the library to find information on nicholas flamell." i say. "we've looked a hundred times!" ron says. "not in the restricted section." i say quietly. "happy christmas boys. i'll miss you." i say and hug them. i quickly kiss each of them on the cheek before grabbing my suitcase and walking out. i see michelle, micael, and thomas waiting for me outside. thomas was only 7 so he was too young to get into hogwarts. "happy christmas." i say to the ghosts and walk out. i smile at my 'family' and run over to them. "how was it?" thomas asks. micael grabs my bag.

-a little into the drive home-

i look up at the sign above me. 'mirkwood cemetery'. i had asked my 'family' to drop me off here about five minutes ago. i was just too scared to go in. i finally let out a sigh and
go in. now begins my long search for a certain name. longbottom. all of the graves were slightly snowed over which made it even harder but i finally found it. two graves next to eachother. augusta longbottom and frank longbottom. i sit next to their graves. "uh, hi mr and mrs longbottom. this is probably weird for you because you probably don't normally have random twelve year old girls coming to talk to you." i say. i probably look like an idiot..but it's the least i can do. "i don't know if you guys can even hear me..y'know..wherever you are. but i'll hope that you can." i cross my legs. "it's christmas eve today. most kids went home." crap. i didn't even introduce myself. "i'm y/n lestrange. um, the daughter of the women who..well i'm sure you know. but i swear i'm nothing like her." i rest my head on my hands. "well uh i know neville lives with his grandparents so he may come to see you either today or tomorrow. he's a really great kid. he seems to do well in classes." "he has fell quite a few times." i chuckle. "but i'm certain he'll be a great wizard one day." "i've seen pictures of you two. he looks a lot like the both of you." "i....i'm really sorry about what my mo- about what bellatrix did. honestly. i would do anything to reverse what she did. everything she did." i stay quiet for a bit as i watch the snow fall. i hear voices and see a figure of a boy and and taller lady. "that may be neville. i'll talk to you both later." i say and place a white rose in the middle of their graves before walking away.