-Chapter 1-

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, they belong to the wonderfully amazing J.K. Rowling.

Author Note: This is a combination of most of my Neville/Ginny stories. I have added more parts and edited others based on suggestions from readers. Thank your for your time and please enjoy the story. Reviews are appreciated.

-Neville's P.O.V-

My life sucks. I can't do anything right and nobody likes me. Why do I even bother? I wonder if I just hurled myself off the Astronomy Tower if anyone would notice? I really have got to stop thinking like that.

"Mr. Longbottom?"

I look up to the direction of the voice.

"Yes, Professor Sprout." I answer.

"Can you give me an answer to the question?" she asks.

"Um, what was it again?" I ask.

I've never not paid attention in Herbology. This is N.E.W.T level! I'm the only Gryffindor in the class, the others are Hufflepuffs and some Slytherins. The Slytherins laugh quietly at me. They're always laughing at me.

"The question was, what is a basic description of Devil's Snare?" she repeats to me kindly.

"Devil's Snare is composed of soft, elastic tendrils and vines that possess a sense of touch. Devil's Snare uses its tendrils to tangle anyone who touches it, binding their limps and eventually choking them. The harder a person tries to get away from Devil's Snare, the faster and tighter it binds them. If the person relaxes, it will not kill them as quickly." I say confidently.

"That is correct." Sprout says. "10 points to Gryffindor."

"Plant dork." I hear Draco Malfoy cough loudly from the desk behind me. All the Slytherins are laughing. Professor Sprout is trying to quiet them, but enough is enough already! I'm so sick of this crap, I can't take it anymore.

I turn around in my chair and shout directly at Malfoy. "Fuck you, Asshole!"

The room is dead silent.

"Mr. Longbottom!" Sprout looks mad. "Detention right after class and 20 points from Gryffindor."

"Yes, ma'am." I say quietly and look down at my desk.

"I expect better behavior than that from you." Sprout says disappointedly.

I really hate to disappoint her. She's my favorite teacher and she's always so patient with me. I really don't pay much attention the rest of class. It's all really review for me. Herbology is the only thing I'm good at. The bell rings and I don't move. As Malfoy walks by he gives me a shove.

"Watch your mouth, Squib." he says and walks out with the rest of the class.

"Neville." I look up to see Sprout looking at me, concern on her face.

"Is everything alright?" she says sitting next to me. "That outburst in class really isn't like you."

"I'm just having a rough time." I say quietly. I can feel tears forming in my eyes.

"What's wrong?" she asks.

"Everything." I say in almost a whisper.

"Professor Sprout! Are you here?"

We both look towards the door. Ginny Weasley comes walking into the classroom.

"Oh." she says blushing looking at me. "Is this a bad time?"

I wipe my eyes.

"No, Miss Weasley." Sprout says standing. "Please sit down. You and Neville will be serving your detentions together."

Ginny takes the seat next to me gives me a small smile.

"I have a meeting to attend, I'll be back within an hour." says Sprout. "As for your punishments," she looks at me. "Just sit there and think about what you've done."

Ginny looks shocked. I give Sprout a smile of thanks. When Sprout leaves the room, Ginny turns to me.

"I've never had a detention this easy." she says. "She must really like you."

"She's the only one." I say, not really thinking.

"What do you mean?" Ginny asks.

"Nothing, just forget I said anything." I say.

We sit in silence for a few minutes.

"What did you do to get detention?" Ginny says.

"I called Malfoy an asshole." I say with a small smile on my face.

Ginny smiles. She has a beautiful smile.

"I shoved Romilda Vane's head in fertilizer." she says giggling.

I smile. She has a cute laugh. I've kinda have a crush on Ginny. Ever since she went to the Yule ball with me a few years ago. That was the best night of my life.

"Now why would you do that?" I asked her.

"No reason." she said quickly, smiling at me. I smiled back.

"You should smile more." she says to me. "You're really cute when you smile."

"Why bother?" I say quietly to her. "Nobody cares about me. Nobody sees me."

I feel Ginny's hand touch mine. I pull away embarrassed. She takes it again.

"I see you, Neville Longbottom." she says looking directly at me. "I've always seen you."

My heart stops for a second. She blushes slightly. I look at her. She looks at me. We just kinda sit there starring at each other for a while. Then she does the most unexpected thing. She kisses me. I move my chair closer to hers without breaking the kiss. She puts her hands behind my head and pulls me closer to her. I can feel her heartbeat.

"If I could interrupt you for a moment."

I almost fall off the chair as we quickly break apart. Professor Sprout is standing in front of the table.

Kill me now.

"Your detention is over. Have a good night." she says grinning. Then heads for her office.

Ginny grabs my hand and practically drags me out of the greenhouse. We run down the hallway. When we finally stop we are in front of Gryffindor Tower. She looks at me. We are both panting, out of breath. Then she starts laughing.

"Oh my god!" she says. "I thought Sprout would have gone nuts on us."

"Yeah." I say. "Well, she kinda likes me."

Ginny looks at me again and gives me a quick kiss. "She's not the only one."

"Ginny." I say, getting up my nerve. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Yes, of course I will." she says.

"Finally!" says a voice behind us.

I turn the see my best friend Colin Creevey standing there, his hands on his hips.

"I thought you'd never admit you liked her." he says, and climbs into the Common Room.

Ginny and I exchange a look, and then burst out laughing.

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