"Wasteland, baby. I'm in love, I'm in love with you" - Hozier Neville Longbottom started every year at Hogwarts the same way, with a fresh set of quills and a chocolate frog. This year was no different than the others... well, except for the fact that over the summer he had come to a disastrous realisation. He was falling in love with Seamus Finnegan's twin sister. [Set in GoF, SLOW UPDATES]

As long as you could remember you had upheld these ideals, the set of unspoken rules all Slytherins lived by. And yet, somehow this clumsy little Gryffindor was causing you to break them all. In which you, a pureblood Slytherin, find an unexpected suitor in a rival house. (You and Neville become unlikely potions partners. Takes place in year 5 with flashbacks to 4.)

|| The guy, without looking him in the eye any longer, grabbed his friend by the healthy arm and started dragging him towards the exit of the alley. He disappeared around the corner and Five breathed out deeply, almost immediately. I crossed my arms over my chest, staring intently at the back of the boy's head. His shoulders moved up and down very quickly; after a moment they slowed down and his breathing steadied. He ran his fingers through his hair and then bent his neck in all directions, getting rid of the tension in his muscles. After a moment, he turned to me. I was able to look him straight in the eye for the first time. I sighed at the sight of his blood- splattered face. For a while we were both silent, staring at each other. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. He really was here. He came back. The corners of his mouth curved into a smile. "Miss me already, (Y/N)?" || ~ piece of a chapter ~ _________________