Okay. So this is a Neville/ Hannah fanfiction. However it is going to be a little bit weird. One chapter is going to be the encounters between them for one year. Up until the fourth or fifth book when there might be multiple chapters for that year. And in Deathly Hallows the chapters will get more normal, but there won't be a lot of chapters and the events in them will be very far apart. There will be one chapter for the war, and then after the war the chapters will get to be normal like my other fanfiction, which is Luna/ George.
Neville walked into the Great hall on his first day at Hogwarts. He kept his head down and tried to keep hidden from the older students. He didn't want to stand out, so he took a place in the back of the line, making sure to walk closely behind the person in front of him to hide his face. He noticed a dainty blonde girl next to him who seemed to have the same objective as he. He felt a glimmer of hope. He might make a friend that day.
He tapped the girl on the shoulder, and held his hand out to her. "Hello, I'm Neville," he stated politely.
She shook his hand gently. "Hi Neville. I'm Hannah. Hannah Abbott," she said with a smile.
He returned the smile, "It's nice to meet you Hannah."
She nodded at him as if to say you too. McGonagall then got their attention, and began the sorting. To his dismay, Hannah was the first to be called. The sorting hat took its time with her, but she ended up being sorted into Hufflepuff. He then got a preference of what house he would like to be sorted in. When Neville's name was called, Hannah sat high up in her seat trying to listen to what the hat decided.
Ah, a Longbottom? Your parents were true Gryffindors, as I sense you are as well. You may be the cowardly lion now, but later you won't be. I know you won't, so it better be-
Um, excuse me Mr. Sorting Hat, but do you think you could maybe not put me in Gryffindor? He thought to the sorting hat.
Why? For that silly girl you are hoping to join? No. You belong in Gryffindor. You will find true friends there. You have courage that you don't even know about, and you need to embrace that. You are going to be a "GRYFFINDOR!"
Hannah's face dropped. Neville gave her a weak smile, and meekly made his way to the Gryffindor table to join his classmates.
It was Neville and Hannah's first day of classes, and they were both excited to get started at Hogwarts. Neville made his way to herbology, eager to get started. He walked into the classroom, and was delighted to find out that they had herbology with Hufflepuff. A small smile crept onto his face, as he made his way to the back of the classroom. He turned his head and saw a dainty blonde girl, with her head down walking in his direction.
"Hey Hannah!" he shouted in the nearly empty classroom, smiling.
She smiled back and took a spot next to him, "Hey Neville. How was your first night?" She inquired politely.
Nearly half of the year was over. The students couldn't believe it. It was the Halloween feast that night, and both Neville and Hannah, who were both socially awkward, were not looking forward to it. They didn't want a day where they would be expected to talk to everyone and sit at the table for the whole meal. Normally they got their food and went to go eat in their common rooms or abandoned classrooms.
They made their way into the Great Hall with their assorted houses, just hoping that they could get through the night. Neville sat down with his dorm mates: Harry, Ron, Seamus, and Dean. He wasn't surprised to not see Hermione there after what Ron had said about her after charms. Hermione had proven herself to be superior and according to Neville, Ron was being a prat.
Hannah sat with one of her dorm mates: Susan Bones, who she had become fairly close with. Susan was inquiring her about her friendship with Neville, thinking that it was something more. They were only eleven, so it was pointless for them to date anyway. Susan was being so squealy and trying to convince Hannah that they were going to get married and everything.
The two were surprisingly having a good time, when a screaming Quirrel running through the Great Hall screaming about trolls interrupted their fun. He then promptly fainted in the middle of the hall. Neville joined the rest of the school, and let out a high-pitched scream. He ran out of the Great Hall along with the rest of the Gryffindors. He saw a small dainty girl curled up in a corner while being nearly trampled by the Ravenclaws. He went to go help her up only to find a scared Hannah who was too petrified to move.
"Hannah?"
No answer. "Hannah? Hannah? Come on Hannah. Please wake up. Answer me! Hannah!" Neville pleaded. She turned her head to look at him, the obvious fear in her eyes. The students had all gone back to their dormitories. He held her hand there until she calmed down. He walked her back to her common room to make sure she would be okay. Then he went to his bed and stared at the ceiling until he fell into a deep sleep.
Neville was heading back to his Grans. Hannah was going home to visit her family. They ran into each other while getting on the train and decided to get a compartment together for the ride back. They laughed, and told jokes. They talked about how much they loved herbology, and took a few naps. When the candy cart came around, Neville insisted on paying for Hannah's share too. Hannah said she could afford it, but was flattered nonetheless. They devoured their food in competitions, laughing whenever Hannah won, which was most of the time. They arrived at Kings Cross, promised to stay in touch over the break, and made their way to their assorted families.
It was the first day back from Christmas break. They had a break from lessons for a week while they recovered from break. Neville decided to spend most of his time in the library researching plants, and by the Black Lake looking at herbs. He took a seat by the lake, his tall lanky frame spread out by a tree. He looked into the distance and saw a small blonde girl walking towards him with a smile on her face. He stood up and waved at her.
"Hey Hannah!" he yelled at her
She cupped her hands around her mouth, "Hey Neville!" she shouted back.
He was examining a new plant that he had found on the edge of the lake. She walked over to him and began to examine the plant.
"Looks like an underwater plant. Maybe seaweed," she said, examining the texture of it. She took the plant and smelled it. A serious look crossed her face. She licked the edge of the plant, and began to gag and her eyes started watering. Neville patted her back in hope to get her to stop and when she finally did, Neville raised an eyebrow at her.
"It was really spicy," she explained. Neville couldn't help but laugh.
"I guess that's why we don't eat it, huh?"
They just stood there laughing until they fell over, and simply couldn't laugh anymore.
The rest of the year was spent normally. Hanna was so happy for Neville when he won the 10 winning points for Gryffindor. Even if Hufflepuff came in last place, at least Slytherin hadn't won. They shared a compartment on the train ride home, along with Susan, Ron, Hermione, and Harry. They all had a really great time and before they departed, Neville and Hannah promised to write each other. And they did for the entire summer. They each wrote at least once a week, and through that they had come even closer than before.
Well I hope you guys enjoyed that. Tell me if you like it. Tell me what could be better, and tell me if you like the pairing, because I sure do!