Neville didn't know what to think anymore; there he was packing his suitcase in the leaky cauldron, his home for so many years with his wife Hannah Abbott. The wife he loved, the wife he adored, the wife that cheated on him. He had come home to find Hannah and some guy in bed. This then led to a long argument. Didn't she realise how much she had hurt him? He loved her, he thought it was all fine, wasn't he enough for her? He couldn't look at her anymore he had to go, he had to get out, he had to get away. His bags were packed, this was it. Goodbye.

Neville didn't want to face Hannah again, he couldn't. He apperated straight to Hogsmeade and walked straight up to Hogwarts. How was he going to tell everyone there about the divorce, people would soon find out, maybe he should just stay with a friend this weekend. Someone he trusts, someone like Ginny. And with that thought he apperated straight to the Potters. Neville walked forward towards their front door, there house was nothing grand but it was beautiful. The big oak door was painted a deep mystical red with a small golden knocker on. Their front garden was just the right size, it had a blue swing set and a shallow pond which was home to Trevor the toad, Neville had given it to Albus, Harry and Ginny's son, when he came to visit Neville he took a particular interest in the toad. Neville Knocked on the door and it opened almost at once it was Lily Ginny's youngest daughter who Neville was made God Father.

"Hello Un-c-cule Neville!" She said hugging him around the middle, Lily was only 10 so naturally quite short.

"Hiya pumpkin is Mummy home?" he said smiling at her hoping that she wouldn't notice his puffy eyes.

"Yes but d-daddy isn't he's gone t-to something aur-aure-aurrro," She struggled with the word, Lily had a bit of a speech impediment which Neville has been helping her with since she was seven.

"Aurror?" Neville said smiling

"Yes Aurr-r-rer?" she said starting to get frustrated with herself

"Try again, it's okay" Neville said kneeling down so he was at her level.

"A-aurror, Aurror!" her face lit up as she ran through to their living room. "Mummy, mummy listen I c-can say Aurror!"

"Wow darling that's amazing! Well done, who taught you that?"

"Un-c-cule Neville d-did!" she said pointing out from the living room door towards the corridor where Neville stood holding his suitcase.

"Oh hiya Neville," She had already noticed his suitcase and his puffy red eyes. "Whats wrong, what's happend? Lily go to your room darling."

"Okay Mummy." Lily left and run up the stairs to her bedroom.

"Whats wrong Neville?" Ginny said as Neville walked into the living room.

"Hannah cheated on me." He said sitting down with his head in his hands.

"Oh Neville, I'm so sorry!" She said putting her arm around him.

"She said she didn't love me, she said I was never enough."

"Neville that's awful!"

"So I left, I can't go and live at Hogwarts yet, I don't want to tell everyone. Not now anyway."

"You can stay here as long as you like," Ginny said smiling.

"are you sure Harry won't mind?"

"He'll be fine about it, you know he will. You guys have been friends ever since you were first years! Anyway the kids love you, it'll be fine."

"Thanks Ginny,"

"Mum! James stole my chocolate frog cards again! He won't give them back!" Albus called running down the stairs with tears in his eyes.

"JAMES POTTER! GET DOWN HERE NOW OR I SWEAR TO MERLIN I WILL..."

"Yes mother." James said sweetly walking through the door.

"Where are your brother's cards, you know he's been collecting them for ages!" Ginny said staring at James.

"I don't know what you're talking about mother; I have been in my room doing my homework." James said pushing his glasses up his nose.

"Don't you lie to me! Don't worry Albus, I'll get them. Accio Cards!" and with that a purple box flew out of James' room towards Ginny. "Here you go sweetie" She said handing the box to Albus. "as for you Mister" She said sharply turning to James "I'll deal with you later, get to your room!" Ginny's face was on fire, James went white, and left the room at an almost run. "Kids eyh!" She said turning to Neville and then she flopped onto the sofa. Neville just nodded whilst he was lost in thought. Neville had always wanted children and given the current circumstances it was unlikely he would have any. This had pained him the most about his split with Hannah, he knew they would never get back together and he knew the divorce papers would be coming through soon. "Neville are you okay?"

"What yeah, I was just uhh, thinking"

"Oh okay, would it be alright if you watched the kids for a bit, I need to go get something in for dinner." Ginny said smiling.

"Yeah that'll be fine" Neville said standing up.

"James promised he'd be good, but you can never be to sure, bye" and then she vanished through the door. Neville walked out of the living room and up the stairs towards Albus' room, he opened the door and saw Albus sitting on a cream circular rug sorting through his chocolate frog cards.

"Hey Albus, you okay?" Neville said sitting on his plain bed.

"Yeah I'm okay now thanks, are you?"

Neville paused. "yeah I'm okay." He ruffled his hair as he looked around the room. Albus' room was a bit plain, all the walls and furniture was plain cream. Albus saw Neville looking at his room.

"It's a bit plain isn't it?"

"Yeah a bit" Neville agreed

"Dad said when I go to Hogwarts this year I'll be put into a house, and then he'll decorate it for me like he did for James, how cool is that!"

"Very, very cool." He said getting up and leaving the room. "I'm going to go check on Lily now" And there he was now in Lily's room. "hey Lily" he said as he walked towards her.

"L-look Neville I h-have been P-prac-cti, Prac-tic-ig, prac- I can't do it!"

"Practicing, ready say it with me, Prac-tic-ing"

"Prac-tic-ing, practicing!" she said her face now glowing.

"See you can do it!" Neville then helped her with more words she struggled with, after ten minutes she could say about 7 more words perfectly. Neville was the only one who could teach Lily how to pronounce words, even Harry struggled to help with her speech impediment no matter how hard he tried. "I'm just going to check if your brother's up to no good."

"He usual-ly is!" Neville's eyes widened as he entered James' room, The walls were the deep Gryffindor red with gold running along the bottom and top. His bed was just like the ones Neville remembered from his dormitory he shared with Harry so many years ago. James was sitting at a small wooden desk much like the school ones at Hogwarts, James' room was very much Hogwarts orientated.

"Hi James, what are you up to?"

"Homework." James replied half sulking.

"What subject?"

"Potions."

"This seems more of auntie Hermonies area, or your fathers, but shoot."

"What potion would you use root of asphodel in?"

"See this, I know. That's a plant; I know all about plants, you'd use it in draught of living dead. How cheerful"

"Thanks Neville!"

"No problem," Neville heard the door open. "That must be your mother, I best go see her." Neville left James in his room to finish off his homework which he naturally left to the last minute. Neville walked down the stairs to see a rather scruffy Harry. "Oh hiya Harry!" Harry jumped.

"Hi Neville, when did you get here?"

"a few hours ago, Ginny said I could stay."

"Oh co- what's wrong Neville?" Harry could see the look on Neville's face, it wasn't as happy as it usually was. Neville had always hand some sort of cheerful spin on life, even during the wizarding war he always had that glimmer of hope in his eyes when everyone else did not.

"Hannah and I split up, she cheated on me." Neville said his eyes filling with tears, he didn't cry though. Not in front of Harry.

"Oh Merlin, Neville are you okay?"

"To be honest no, not really."

"Oh, I don't know what to say, Ginny's better with all the emotional stuff."

"yeah, she's really helped."

"Fancy a drink?"

"Yeah, just what I need, how did you know?" they both laughed as Ginny walked through the door.

"Hey Neville," she paused "Hello sweetie, how was work?" she said kissing him on the cheek.

"Tiring, I'm now going up the pub with Neville and drink is what we both need," he said laughing slightly.

"Okay, have fun boys, and not to much firewhiskey! You both have work tomorrow!"

"Okay Honey, see you later."

"Bye boys!" and they both walked out the door.

"Three broomsticks?" Harry suggested

"Nah, too many familiar faces, how about the Hogs head, We can say hello to Aberforth" Harry agreed and they both apperated to Hogsmeade. The air was bitter cold and the wind nearly knocked Neville off his feet. They then turned the corner to the Hogs head.