Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
a/n: Inspired by that moment towards the end of Deathly Hallows Pt. 2. Amazing movie~
The world had ended and started over, and he had saved it, and he felt this quiet sense of success he had only known on occasion, usually in Herbology classes. This, though, was so much bigger, like he could stay where he was, sitting on the stairs, and be the tallest man in the world. He had never really known what it was like to feel accomplished, to feel strong and important, and though he did his best to be happy with what he had on a daily basis, he had to admit that it felt good.
And then she sat down beside him, face and hands and clothes smudged with soot and the grit of what they had just done, and she was still beautiful, and she was here with him, back at the beginning.
Neville smiled.