"But," said Neville blankly, "I don't have NEWT's level transfiguration." He realised as he said it that it seemed the most fatuous of reasons in the midst of the reconstruction of the Ministry if not the whole of wizarding Britain. His suit didn't fit quite right and it was the kind of material only a grandmother can find, the itchiest possible.
"Perhaps not Mr Longbottom but we are willing to wave some requirements given the current situation." Kingsley Shacklebot's calm manner did nothing to settle Neville's nerves.
This morning he'd wondered as he fussed with the itchy suit in the mirror if his father had ever felt this uneasy in his own skin and then had decided that his father was probably nothing like the scarred, green thumbed, uncomfortable looking young man in the brown suit that stared back at him, at least before Neville had been able to know him.
He knew he was hunching in the way that Gran, despite her more recent pride, still found so irritating. He also knew that he was taking far too long to answer the Ministers offer. Licking his bottom lip he looked up, "And Harry and Ron, they're going to do this as well?"
"Yes, I've spoken to them both as well as a few others you may know, Mr Goldstein and Miss Bones."
"Not Hermione?" he asked confused.
"Miss Granger, I believe is returning to Hogwarts to complete her final year."
"Oh Yeah, right, that sounds like Hermione," he muttered.
"I won't require a definite commitment for a few days Mr Longbottom. I can see this request has caught you off guard. Perhaps you could use the time to discuss it with your Grandmother, friends?" Shacklebot rose as he spoke offering his hand. "I'll expect your owl." Neville took his hand grateful that the meeting was over.
"I'll, yeah; I'll be in touch. Thank you Minister. It's an Honour."
"You have proven you have the ability to be an excellent Auror Mr Longbottom, consider it."
For those who wish to have a sound track for this fic please see the below as a guide. All reviews are delighted in even if they only point out typos.
Chapters and Song listings for Honour
Prologue Warriors with Wild Hearts by Caitlin Park
Chapter One Warriors with Wild Hearts by Caitlin Park
Chapter Two There She Goes by the La's
Chapter Three The parting glass by Ed Sheeran
Chapter Four Bookends by Simon and Garfunkel
Chapter FiveThe feeding line by Boy & Bear
Chapter SixTimshel by Mumford & Sons
Chapter SevenToss the feather by The Corrs
Chapter EightThe Kissing Song by Dawn Landes
Chapter NineGreat Expectations by Elbow
Chapter TenLove your way by Powderfinger
Chapter ElevenThe Ship Song by Amanda Palmer
Chapter TwelveSafe and Sound by the Electric Presidents
Chapter ThirteenThe world without by A fine frenzy
Chapter FourteenBreathe by Alexi Murdoch
Chapter FifteenI won't give in by Neil Finn
Chapter SixteenKiss me by Ed Sheeran
Chapter SeventeenCigarette By Ben Folds Five
Chapter EighteenShort Fuse by The Black Lips
Chapter NineteenRise by The Frames
Chapter TwentyThe Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys
Chapter Twenty OneBoats and Birds by Gregory and the Hawk
Chapter Twenty TwoOnce around the Block by Badly Drawn Boy
Chapter Twenty Three Dans ma Rue by Zaz
Chapter Twenty FourYou were a Kindness by The National
Chapter Twenty Five An Olive Grove facing the Sea by Snow Patrol
Chapter Twenty Six Beautiful by Trading Yesterday
Chapter Twenty Seven Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros
Chapter Twenty EightThis is why we fight by The Decemberists
Chapter Twenty NineCome here Boy by Imogen Heap
Chapter ThirtySit back down by Annemarie Quinn
Chapter Thirty OneSinnerman by Nina Simmone
Chapter Thirty TwoLike Lavender by Horse Feathers
Chapter Thirty ThreeYou are the moon by The Hush Sound
Chapter Thirty FourThis is how it's meant to be by Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo
Chapter Thirty Five For you I will (Confidence) by Teddy Geiger
Chapter Thirty SixInto Temptation by Crowded House
Chapter Thirty SevenInto Temptation by Crowded House