A/N: Neville and Hermione work together in Herbology class. short Nevmione fic.
Submission for:
All You Need Is Love Challenge/Competition: Round 2 - Neville/Hermione
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Neville grinned as he got Hermione to laugh again. They had been working on their Herbology assignment together, their hands elbow deep in mulch and fertilizer and he had just said something she thought was hilarious. Not that he had intended it to be taken that way but he was glad he could make her smile.
"Who knew Neville Longbottom was such a comedian?" she asked, leaving a handprint on his apron as she playfully shoved him.
"Not me, that's for sure," he said as he focused on the plants, picking up one of the saplings and pruning the roots as instructed.
She let out a soft sigh. "Harry and Ron are such bores when it comes to doing work. Harry always needs help and Ron hardly does anything but whine," she said out loud as she potted another plant. "But not you, Neville. You love your plants and you're very studios. You're simply amazing."
Neville tried to suppress the red from reaching his cheeks, unused to hearing compliments like, especially from someone like Hermione.
"No, I'm not, not really. I-" he began but was interrupted as she suddenly grabbed his hand, causing him to drop the plant back into the mulch. "Yes, you are. Don't be so hard on yourself. You're brave, funny and any girl would be lucky to have you, including me." Her eyes widened as her mouth shut and she quickly released his hand. She shook her head a bit flustered before going on to talk about the lesson and the plants they were working on.
Neville hardly heard her, his hand still tingling and his ears ringing with her last words.
