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It was the day before the Christmas break. I was extremely nervous to go back to the manor. I wanted to see Narcissa again and I love Christmas in general, but I was scared of Lucius. How he would act around me since I became a Hufflepuff. I just stayed positive and went through the day. It will be okay.
Harry had to play Quidditch again. It was against Hufflepuff, so it was really exciting. I obviously hoped that we would win, but also had a tiny hope for Harry. It was pretty obvious that Gryffindor would win. They always did. I didn't sit with the Hufflepuffs, especially not with Hannah and Susan. We had a fight a few days ago. So I sat with the Gryffindors.
Hannah and Susan asked me why I was acting strange. I denied it, of course. They kept asking, so I told them that I overheard them and that I'm done with them. Zacharias was actually really nice to me. He said that he was not being nice to me because I was some deatheater's child, but because he really liked being friends with me. That was great. He also told me he won't tell other people about my parents. I didn't know if I should've believed him, but I did anyway. Life is boring without taking a risk.
"I don't believe him." Lisa said. I shrugged as we walked over to the Gryffindor stand where Hermoine, Ron, Fred, George, Neville, Seamus and Dean were sitting.
"Hey, Mila!" Neville shouted really hard. He was apparently surprised that he shouted and said it again, but this time softer. I waved and smiled. Lisa had her smirk again on her face. This girl.
"Can you please stop putting that ugly smirk on your face." I joked as I sat down next to her.
"I'm sorry! It's just so obvious!" Lisa said, laughing.
Gryffindor won. Obviously. Harry caught the snitch once again. Obviously.
"Are you ever going to let us win!" Lisa and I shouted to Harry while we walked to him.
"No." Harry said with a sarcastic smile on his face. Lisa and I walked over to Fred and George.
"Hello, ladies!" they both said.
"I saw u too cheering for us." George said with a wink.
"In your dreams." Lisa and I said in unison.
"I sometimes wonder why you guys aren't twins or related in any way." Fred said. We both looked confused at Fred, then at each other, and then Lisa bursted out of laughter.
"Is that a compliment or an insult?" Lisa said while laughing.
"Ouch." I said, putting my hand on my heart.
After Lisa finished laughing, I said: "If u think about it, we do think and say the same things.". She agreed.
"We'll have to leave you ladies alone. We have to get to detention now!" George said.
"Bye guys." Lisa said unbothered, until her eyes widened. "Oh no! I've got detention too!" she said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because YOU talked to me! McGonagall accused me for something I haven't done!" Lisa said.
"You were literally throwing your quill at me." I said.
She pointed her middle finger at me, then waved, and headed out. I looked around for any of my friends, but I noticed everyone already left. I decided to walk alone to the common room.
"Hey, Mila!" someone shouted. I turned around and I saw Neville standing there. "I was looking for you!".
"Why?" I asked him.
"You left your bag. So I thought I would give you it back." he said.
"Oh, thank you. A lot." I said. He gave me my bag back. It went silence for a moment.
"I heard you had a fight with Susan and Hannah." he said. I nodded.
"I told them I overheard them talking about me." I responded.
"About what?" he asked.
"I heard them talking that they're only friends with me, because they think I would kill them." I said.
"Why tho? Who doesn't wanna be your friend?" he said. He was shocked by his answer and his cheeks turned bright red. I chuckled, Neville following me.
"You look really cute when u smile. Really u do! You should smile more often!" he said. I was shocked by it. Did Neville just say this? Am I dreaming or something? Did THE Neville Longbottom really say that?
"O.. uhm.. thanks!" I said with a smile. I felt my face warming up.
"No problem! I, uhm.. I need to go.." he said stuttering, probably very embarrassed. "See you soon.". He waved at me and walked away.
I was standing there, my cheeks hot, and smiling at my feet. I had this weird feeling again in my stomach. I didn't know what I was feeling. Did have to go madam Pomfrey?
I decided to go to the library. The whole way to the library, I couldn't stop smiling. I was trying to read to books, but I didn't observe the text. All I could think about was that moment.
"Is she in love or something?" I heard someone whispering. It was Fred with George and Lisa.
"What are you guys doing here? You are supposed to be in detention." I said.
"We know our ways." Lisa said while fist bumping both of the twins.
"That doesn't answer the question though. Why are you smiling at a book about bloody... plants?!" George said.
"Just... because.. because I can." I said. I couldn't come up with an excuse.
"What happened?" Lisa said while sitting next to me.
"Nothing." I said casually.
"I know when you're lying and I just saw you smiling like crazy at a book, so that means something definitely happened." Lisa said with a smirk.
"I don't want to talk about it." I said.
"Then we will make you talk." Fred and George said. They all jumped up to me and began tickling me.
"Stop! Please stop it!" I said.
"Then u will have to say it!" Fred said.
"No please!" I begged.
"Shh! Silence in the library!" madam Pince shouted. They stopped and took some steps back.
"We will get you later." George said, squinting his eyes.
"Bye guys. Bye bye." I said with a smirk. I didn't want to tell them. They would say I was in love with him, while I was not. Right? I didn't know. I couldn't read any further so I decided to head to bed. On my way I ran into Neville. It was kind of awkward. He looked like he was going to say something, but he didn't. He just walked away. I tried to avoid Fred, George and Lisa. It went successfully. When I arrived at the common room, I saw Lisa sitting there. She noticed me, but I quickly ran to my room before she could say anything.
When I was in bed, all kinds of questions came up the whole night. Does he think my smile was cute? What does that mean? What does this feeling mean? To all these questions I didn't knew the answer. I replayed the moment again and again in my head.
"Mila!" Lisa said. "Can you stop smiling at the ceiling and stop making all these noises and please sleep!". I rolled over, but I couldn't stop smiling.
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The Boy Who Believed - Neville Longbottom x OC
Fanfiction[ stopped; not finished ] This story is about Mila Neoma Lestrange. When Mila got her letter from Hogwarts, she was excited. If only she had known what was coming... On her way she makes friends, loses them and creates new ones. The thing that doe...
