Awkward little Neville Longbottom and Y/N, the golden girl of Hufflepuff. They've been just friends for years. And, technically, they are. At least, that's what Y/N tells everyone. It was her idea, after all. A secret little arrangement between two people who were tired of pretending they didn't feel something. They've grown up together at Hogwarts, survived exams and detentions, shared inside jokes no one else understands, and become the kind of friends who always seem to find each other in a crowded Great Hall. Which is exactly why no one suspects a thing. No labels. No telling anyone. No letting their friends notice the way Neville looks at her when she isn't paying attention. They could meet after curfew, disappear together between classes, steal kisses in empty corridors, and pretend none of it meant anything when someone else walked over. It was supposed to be simple. Just two friends who knew each other better than anyone else—and knew exactly how to make each other feel less alone. Except Neville made one tiny mistake. He fell in love with her.
↳ 🌿 ❛ I can't bear the thought of them hurting you. ❜ ── Inside a dark, occupied Hogwarts, the bruised leader of the D.A. breaks his stoic facade only for you. | MLM • Year 7 • Angst & Comfort 🩹
you’re the captain of the cheer squad for the gryffindor quidditch team. there’s no doubt that you’re popular and have a lot of eyes on you. you’re had casual boyfriends and flings but no one has really piqued your interest that is until you notice how neville always has his eyes on you and how fast he blushes and looks away when you look back at him. he comes to games just to be able to see you perform on the sidelines, but he’s far too nervous to even make a move on you. that is until after a game when one of the players try to ask you out and he doesn’t want to miss his chance.
Neville Longbottom has loved Y/n since the very first day of their first year at Hogwarts. She doesn’t know his name. For years, he’s admired her from afar, too shy to say a single word. To him, she’s everything. To her, he’s just another face in the crowded corridors of Hogwarts. But while Neville dreams about introducing himself, Y/n is fighting battles no one knows exist. Hidden away from curious eyes, she’s become the target of relentless cruelty—suffering in silence because no one has ever been there to see it. Until Neville is. One impulsive act of courage changes both of their lives forever. What begins as an unlikely friendship grows into a love so unwavering, so all-consuming, that it becomes the kind of story people remember long after the castle walls have forgotten their names.
The Triwizard Tournament has turned Hogwarts upside down, but while everyone is obsessed with the Champions, you’re more worried about the Yule Ball. You’ve been partners with Neville in Herbology since first year, and as the deadline to find a date approaches, the pressure is on. When Neville accidentally discovers a rare, glowing flower in the Forbidden Forest that only blooms for "true intent," he tries to use it to ask you out—only for the plant to cause a series of chaotic, magical mishaps that force you two together.
The Gryffindor girls commented that Neville was sweet, but not their dream boy. They didn't see him as boyfriend material. You thought he had great potential