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Juliet (n.l.)

Neville Longbottom x gender neutral! reader

wc: 1.1k

plot: neville has always admired y/n from afar but bumping into one another at dervish & banges might just change everything

pining, fluff

a/n: first gender neutral fic i’ve done! hope i did well 🥺 i love neville he deserves the world. This is based on the song juliet by cavetown. enjoy!

There they go. 

Y/N walking down the halls.

I feel stupid for even thinking they could ever want me. Me? I’m just dumb shy Neville Longbottom. Nothing special about me at all.

But Y/N, 

There are so many things that make them special. The way they carry themself and make heads turn. The way they never let anyone get them down. The way they smile at anyone who makes eye contact with them. The way they laugh. Oh Godric, that laugh. The second I hear it I’m sure it can send me straight to Madam Pomfrey or St. Mungo’s, or even with Godric himself. 

They’re also very kind. Once, I saw a first year run into them and unlike other schoolmates of mine, they didn’t laugh at him or ignore him. They kneeled down to reach his height and asked him with genuine concern about what was wrong. The kid was lost and late to his class. Y/N asked for his timetable and walked with him to his class with no hesitation. 

It’s their kindness that made me like them. 

But of course, no matter how much I’m enamored with them, they’ll never look twice my way. If they do, it’s just to see why a tall lanky kid is standing just staring at them.

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It was a Saturday morning and I agreed to go with Ginny and Luna to go to Hogsmeade. I thought why not buy Gran some gifts while I’m at it. 

The girls and I went our separate ways for a while. They went to Honeydukes while I entered Dervish & Banges, in hopes to find something that will satisfy my Gran. A very picky old woman she is, really. Nonetheless, I still love her very much. She does make great biscuits.

I scan through the racks of robes and capes and pick one out every once in a while. But nothing really screamed Gran. I walked around the shop looking up and down for anything that’ll do. I’ve been looking up too much that I wasn’t able to see the person in front of me. And so we bumped into one another.

“Oh! Sorry.” the voice says.

Godric. I could recognize that voice anywhere. 

NEVILLE. BREATHE. INHALE. EXHALE. 

Look up you bloody idiot. Stop being weird.

I finally look up.

“I-... Sorry I was-... Didn’t.. see-.. Uh.. You.”. Idiot.

“Oh no, it’s fine really. If anything it’s my fault. I wasn’t really paying attention.” I think I’m about to faint. Y/N is in front of me. If I stretch out my hand, I can graze their arm. I probably shouldn’t do that.

“What brings you to Dervish anyways, Neville?” 

Did I actually send myself with Godric? Did she seriously just say my name? Am I dreaming? Dead? How on earth does she know my name? 

“How do you know my name?” I ask nervously. “Well, of course! You’re one of Professor Sprout’s brightest students. I envy you really, I’ve never been good with Herbology. I always seem to ruin whatever plant touches my hands. I always see you though. Doing everything perfectly. It’s amazing how you can do that.” They say while getting shy by the end. 

“You? Envy me? Well, that’s quite impossible. It is I, who envy you. You carry yourself so well and have a lot of great friends. You don’t need to be good at Herbology when people can like you easily.”

“It’s not much sometimes. Having a lot of friends. Most of them don’t even really know me. At least you have Ginny and Luna. You guys seem really close.” “Yeah, we are.” Suddenly the Y/N I knew has changed within a second. They weren’t perfect. Nobody is but I always thought they were.

“I could be your friend.” I blurt out.

“Really? You would do that for me?” “Of course!” I say excitedly. I hold out my hand for a handshake to solidify my promise to be their friend. They pull my arm and grab me in for a hug instead which catches me totally off-guard. Y/N smells amazing. I don’t want to be a creep but I really can’t help it when they’re this close to me. This also might be one of the best hugs I’ve ever received. 

After a while we lean back and just stare at each other with sheepish smiles.

They put their hands on their hips, and tilt their chin upwards, “So, friend, what’s our first adventure?”. “Umm, I’m actually here to buy something for my Nana but I’m not the best person for any fashion decisions so mentally, I’ve hit a dead end.”

“Well, you’re in luck Longbottom! Right in front of you is Hogwarts’ most stylish student!” They suddenly start going around the shop, touching every colored or printed coat they see.

“Does she like pink?” “Hates it.”

“How about animal print?” “Not at all” “Oh come on! Not even cute small claw prints?!” They return the coat with frustration and takes another look around the shop. They spot something by the top shelves and quickly calls the worker to reach it for us.

The worker brings it to us and it’s a deep green knee-length coat with subtle details. “This is perfect! Oh she’ll love this!” I bring it to the cashier quickly and pay for it. Gran might not scream at me when I get home because of this.

As I turn away from the counter, Y/N is in front of me, arms crossed with a proud smile. “How did I do new friend?” “Amazing. Thank you Y/N, really.” “Of course Neville, glad to.”

We walk out of the shop, the cold snowy breeze engulfing us quickly. We hug our coats and scarves tighter to us to battle this evil wind. They hook their arm through mine and suddenly warmth is introduced to my side. As we’re walking towards the castle, Y/N shakes my arm.

“Since we’re friends now. I have a confession to make” My heart feels like it’s going to burst out of my body. Oh Merlin, this was all a harsh prank on me isn’t it? Stupid Neville Longbottom thought he actually befriended the amazing Y/N. 

“Uhh sure. What is it?”

“I’ve actually wanted to be friends with you for a long time now. I always see you around even if you had your head down. I’ve always liked your hair, brown and fluffy. I’d just sit there in the library and think ‘Wow, he’s so pretty.’ And now that you’re here beside me, you really are. I hope you know how amazing you are Neville Longbottom. Thank you for wanting to be my friend.” 

Stunned. Shocked. Surprised. Anxious. Confused. Surprised, again. 

“Oh wow. I-... Uhm.. thank you, Y/N. No one has ever really…. said that to me. Thank you, and I think you’re amazing too” I smile at them. I think I’ve never felt this happy in my life before. Nothing could ever ruin this moment. 

“WAIT! OH NO! I’VE FORGOTTEN GINNY AND LUNA!”