white roses // neville longbottom

eleven

hermione had told me everything that had been going on. things that had to do with professor snape and the sorceres stone. i didn't quite understand but harry was in the hospital for it.

iwalk into the hospital wing and see harry sleeping. i sigh, move his hair, and kiss his forehead. "you're an idiot." i whisper and put his sweets on the table next to him. harry stirs in the bed and sits up. i hand him his glasses. "you ok potter?" i ask. he slightly smiles at me and nods. he looks away from me and gapes at all the sweets and notes. dumbledore walks into the hospital wing. i look at him silently asking if i need to leave. he gives me a small nod and i quickly walk out. i run into draco and his cronies. "the terms almost over lestrange. are you excited to go back to your prissy little family?" draco asks. "oh shove off draco you know you love visiting. don't you always ask michelle to make her strawberry tarts?" i ask. draco rolls his eyes and lightly shoves me just enough so i'll separate from the group.

i find hermione and ron chatting at the top of a staircase. i walk up to them. ron has a few cuts on his face. his eyes light up when he sees me and hermione turns around. "hi y/n." hermione says. "hello you two, are the both of you ok?" i ask. "aside from a few scratches in ok." ron says. i look down see harry walking to us. "all right there ron?" harry asks. "all right, and you?" ron says. "all right. hermione?" harry asks. "never better." hermione says. they all smile at eachother

-in the great hall on the last day of the term-

mcgonagall clings her cup and everyone quiets down. dumbledore stands up. "another year gone. and now, as i understand it, the house cup needs awarding." dumbledore says. "in fourth place stands gryffindor with 262 points." he says. we all look down in shame. "third place, hufflepuff with 352 points." dumbledore says. "even hufflepuff beat us." i whisper to ron. we clap for them. "in second place, ravenclaw with 426 points." dumbledore says. we clap again. "and in first place with 472 points, slytherin house." dumbledore says. slytherin erupts into cheers. "yes yes, well done slytherin. well done. however, recent events must be taken into account. and i have a few last-minute points to award. to miss hermione granger, for the cool use of intellect while other were in grave peril 50 points." dumbledore says. everyone on our table claps. "miss y/n lestrange, for valuing friendship and trusting your friends even in a time of doubt. 50 points" dumbledore says. gryffindor claps and ron pats me on the back. "mr ronald weasley for the best-played game of chess that hogwarts has seen in many years. 50 points." dumbledore says. "and lastly to mr harry potter for pure nerve and outstanding courage. i award gryffindor house 60 points." dumbledore says. gryffindor cheers. "we're tied with slytherin!" hermione says. "and finally, it takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies but a great deal more to stand up to your friends. i award 10 points to neville longbottom. i clap for neville. he has a dumbfounded look on his face. he looks over to me and i give him a tight smile "assuming my calculations are correct i believe that a change of decoration is in order." dumbledore says. he claps and the slytherin banners turn to gryffindor ones. "gryffindor wins the house cup. we all stand up and cheer. we throw our hats up in the air and hug eachother. percy weasley turns to me since i sat next to him and lifts me in a hug. i giggle and go to hug some others, including seamus, dean, and surprisingly even neville.

-leaving-

"come on you lot you don't want to be late. trains leaving. go on. come on. hurry up." hagrid says ushering as all into the train. i wave to hagrid as i step on the train. i walk past multiple carts and dean thomas waves me into his. i sit next to neville across from seamus and dean. "do you want to come to my house after we get back? dean and neville are going." seamus says. "i can't today if have...stuff..to do. but um, maybe later this summer." i say. "what could you possibly have to do on the first day of summer?" dean asks. "just something that's important to me. i wouldn't want to miss it." i say being vague.

-later off the train-

"longbottom"

i sit infront of the grave. "hello, i'm back. the term just ended so i thought i'd come speak to you two for a bit." i say. i sigh and bring my knees to my chest. "neville and i have become acquaintances. i hope you don't mind, with my being bellatrix's daughter and all." i say. "still really sorry about that." i say. "he's a great kid, neville. he's going to do great things one day."