white roses // neville longbottom

ten

-after the final exams-

"i'd heard hogwarts final exams were frightful. but that was fun." hermione says. "speak for yourself." i say. harry puts his hand on his scar. "all right there harry?" ron asks. "my scar. it's keeps burning." harry says. "it's happened before." hermione says. "not like this." harry says. "perhaps you should see the nurse." i say. "i think it's a warning. it means dangers coming." harry says. i look to my left and see seamus quickly waving me over. "i'll be back." i say and walk over to dean, seamus, and neville. "i've finally managed rum!" seamus says. he hands the cup to me and i take a sip. i cough and it back to him. "that's extremely strong." i say. "i know! i'm so proud." seamus beams. i turn to look back at my friends but they've already left me.

-a while later at the dorms-

hermione had instructed me to stay in my day clothes. it was starting to get dark and i was just ready to go to bed. "look mione i-" i'm cut off by a knock at the girls dorms. hermione opens the door and ron and harry usher us two out of the room. "wait guys what're we doing." i ask as we walk down the stairs leading to the common room. no one answers. when we reach the common room neville's toad trevor croaks at us. "trever." ron says. "trevor, go! you shouldn't be here!" i say. "neither should you. you're sneaking out again, aren't you?" neville asks standing up from his chair. "neville, listen. we were-" harry says. "no, i won't let you! you'll get gryffindor in trouble again." neville says cutting off harry. neville lifts his fists up. "i'll fight you." he says. i try and suppress a laugh. "neville, i'm really sorry about this. petrificus totalus." hermione says hexing neville. he stiffens up and falls to the ground. i gasp. "you're a little scary sometimes, you know that?" ron asks. "you three go on ill stay with neville." i say shaking my head. she didn't have to hex him. i sit next to neville as he lays stiff. i pull out my wand and say the counter curse. neville jolts up. i hold his shoulders stopping him from standing up. "they're going to get us in trouble!" neville says. i lean off of him. he tries to stand up but i grab his hand. "please just stay with me. you'll only make matters worse." i say. "no offense but you're the last person i want to sit with." neville says. that stung. that really stung. tears prick my eyes. i stand up. "i'm not my mum." i say. neville stands up and tries to mutter out an apology. "i'm not my mum. i'm not my mum. i am not my mother." i repeat. "y/n i'm-" neville says trying to reach to me. i lightly push him and storm back into the girls dorms.