The Herbarium Heart

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Before the world broke, they were children in a garden.

In the gentle haze of an English summer, Neville Longbottom and Willow Vale first met among rows of sun-warmed herbs their families had planted side by side. Both born into pure-blood households bound by ancient names and silent expectations, their world was meant to be orderly, unyieldinguntil the First Wizarding War changed everything.

When tragedy struck the Longbottoms, and Neville was taken in by his formidable grandmother, the Vale family known for renouncing blood supremacy did not turn away. They kept the boy close, offering him the rare gift of normal childhood: shared laughter beneath apple trees, soft hands brushing together over potted seedlings, whispered secrets in the greenhouse at dusk.

What began as a friendship rooted in innocence grew, quietly, into something neither could name. Even as Hogwarts awaited and war whispered once more beyond the castle walls, their bond remained gentle, stubborn, and impossibly steadfast.

Years later, amid the darkened corridors of a school at war, Neville and Willow find each other again not as children chasing butterflies, but as young witches and wizards rebuilding what cruelty has torn apart. Together, they tend to the earth and to each other, learning that courage is not only found in battle, but in love that refuses to fade.

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•the story is based on the Harry Potter series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling.

•I do not own any of the characters and the series

•The only characters I own is Willow Vale and some minor background characters

•This book is purely for me to share my delusions to you my readers and to give love to this character

•English is not my first language

•Neville Longbottom x Reader (Willow Vale)