Inescapable | Drarry + Bleville ✔︎

Chapter 25

Neville's POV:

Hannah and Neville sit outside together and hold hands.

"I had a nice time today." Hannah says with a small smile.

"Y-yeah... me too." Neville smiles back crookedly.

"I wanted to give you something. Well, two things exactly."

"Oh, what is it?" Neville asks.

Hannah reaches into her jacket and pulls out a crochet toad. "It's not much, but I know you have Trevor so I assumed you liked Toads." She smiles nervously.

"I love it!" Neville smiles brightly. The small beady eyes of the toad almost making him giggle.

"Really?" Hannah looks up at him hopefully.

"Absolutely! Thank you."

"In that case, here is something else." Hannah fidgets with her hands for a bit before grabbing Neville's face with both hands and pecks his lips. She pulls away and looks at him nervously once again. "Well... I'll see you later."

"Yeah. Be safe!" He calls after her as she walks back inside, her dress softly moving in the wind.

That was his first kiss... However, it all felt strange. Was a first kiss supposed to feel like nothing? Maybe it was just too quick to tell? The more he sat there, the weirder he felt. He was surprised, but also felt something he couldn't quite express. Instead of dwelling on it, he walks back inside and grabs a couple of trecle tarts, maybe more, and sneakily eats them at a lone table.

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Blaise's POV:

Blaise makes his way to Dumbledore's office. He had asked Professor Snape if it was possible to make a bracelet that calms the wearer at all times. Snape suggested that Dumbledore would know more about that, so that's where he is going.

He finds his way to the entrance, remembering the password that was given to him. "Sherbet lemon!" He says. The gargoyle moves away to reveal a spiral staircase. Dumbledore is living large, huh?

He makes his way up the steps and into a room filled with warm browns and reds. The ceilings were high and detailed. He looks at in wonder. He looks over to see a long-bearded man in a large, fancy chair.

"Blaise, what a surprise!" Dumbledore smiles up at him. "What is your concern?"

"Hello, Professor. I'm here to ask a question." Blaise says, feeling pretty small all the sudden.

"Ask away." Dumbledore says, putting down his quill and linking his hands together under his chin.

"I'm not sure if this is possible but... Can you enchant a bracelet so that the wearer is calm and soothed whenever they wear it?"

"Is this for you, Blaise?" Dumbledore asks, an eyebrow raised.

"Yes." He lies.

"Hmm... Well, I'm sorry you don't feel at peace. But, this is very advanced magic. I can help you but I must do the enchantment myself. I do have a very easy task you can do to it, though. First, you coat it with a lavender scent. Muggles do this as well. Lavender is a very soothing herb and Muggles and Wizards alike use it as a means of calming the nerves and inducing sleep. However, we need to make it so the scent can never fade. I'm sure I can make that happen for you." Dumbledore promises, "Do you have this bracelet with you?"