bleedingangel84 | Wishes (Reply)

Title: Wishes

Beta: None

Pairing: Harry/Neville

Rating: PG

Warnings: Mild Angst, slight UST, Pre-slash

Word Count: 365

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made.

Written for: hogwarts365 Prompt #137- “Never discourage someone…who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.”; Different; Absolution

Notes: My first time writing a Harry/Neville. This is a pairing I haven’t seen too much of, but I’ve always had an odd desire to write something with them as a pair, so I can cross this one off my list. Please let me know what you think. Feedback and concrit are all welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Summary: Harry tells Neville what he wishes for while he helps his friend train for battle.

Wishes

“Good work, Neville!”

“Do you mean it, Harry?”

“Of course I do. You’re coming along wonderfully. It’s a bit scary, to be honest.”

“You know why.”

“I know. And I won’t tell. Your secrets are safe with me.”

“You’re a good friend, Harry. I’ve learned more from you than I ever did in Defence.”

“I make it a point never to discourage someone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow that progress is at times. But that hasn’t been a problem for you. Zacharias Smith, however…”

“Zacharias is thick as a short plank, but we don’t get to choose who we fight beside in wars, do we?”

“No. but all the same, I’d trust you over Zacharias.”

“Well, that’s something at least.”

“I trust you, Neville. You don’t look at me and see Harry Potter, the saviour who can grant the wizarding world absolution. You see Harry. And you never treat me any different.”

“Stop it, Harry. You’re going to make me blush.”

“I don’t know if I should apologise for that or not. You look rather good when you’ve got your colour up, I think.”

“Shall we try that Patronus spell again, Harry? You did promise we’d work on it this week.”

“Do I scare you, Nev?”

“Scare me? N-No. But you do make me feel like my heart is going to explode, especially when you say things like that.”

“All I did was tell the truth. You’ve become quite handsome. Anyone would be lucky to date you.”

“I don’t have time to date. There is a war on.”

“There won’t always be a war, you know? What then?”

“I don’t know that I’ll even survive the war, Harry. But if I do, I suppose I’ll just cross that bridge when I get to it. I don’t want to get involved with someone only to cause them pain if I happen to die.”

“Have you been inside my head, Neville Longbottom? Those are my thoughts exactly.”

“Are you afraid to die, Harry?”

“I don’t want to die. But dying isn’t what scares me. It’s the thought that there are so many things I’ve wanted to do and haven’t.”

“Like what?”

“Like kissing you.”