A Shy Girl's Dream
Pairing: Neville and Hannah
A/N: This is probably a very AU fanfiction since we don't know much about Hannah. The setting is during sixth year. Please review, but be kind.
Chapter one:
Hannah was walking outside to her Care of Magical Creatures class. It was mid-October and she had on her jacket to keep her from shivering. She tended to keep to herself but she had a couple close friends. Susan and Ernie were her closest friends and she couldn't imagine being at Hogwarts without them. Susan and Ernie got together their fourth year and were now inseparable. Hannah tried to give them space as much as possible. When she got to Hagrid's hut she quickly pet Fang and stood towards the back so as to not draw attention to herself. She noticed she was with the Gryffindor's for class today and she was glad because they were a lot nicer than the Slytherin's. Hannah noticed Neville talking to Harry and Ron. When he saw Hannah he smiled at her and she blushed. She always thought Neville was cute but she never had the courage to speak to him. Stupid Hufflepuff, she thought. Sometimes she wished she was brave, but she knew she was kind and that would have to be good enough. Just then Hagrid started teaching.
"Does anyone know what a Gingerturl is?" Hagrid asked the class. Hermione already had her hand raised. Hannah knew the answer as well but she didn't want to draw attention to herself. Hagrid knew she was great in this class but also knew she was painfully shy.
"Yes Hermione?"
"A Gingerturl is a hybrid of a ginger colored unicorn and a turtle. They are especially kind and shy."
"Five points to Gryffindor. Now I have ten Gingerturl's inside the wooden crates. I want everyone to feed them and watch their behavior until the end of class." Hannah went to one of the crates and also grabbed some food before heading back to her spot. She took out the animal and put in on her lap before feeding it some food. She was completely relaxed around animals. She just smiled down at the animal before placing it back in the box to observe. As she was taking notes she felt someone sit down next to her. She looked up from her writing to see Neville.
"You're Hannah, right?" he asked her. She nodded her head. "I was wondering if I could observe the same Gingerturl as you. Everyone else has one, do you mind?"
"Um, no of course not," she made room for him to see inside the box and continued to write.
"You're in Gryffindor, right?" Hannah asked him.
"Yes, though I think I belong in Hufflepuff. I'm not really brave."
"I think you're braver than I am. I'm not brave at all."
"Well, I hear you're very kind. That's something." He tells her.
"Yeah," she didn't know what else to say. They didn't speak for the rest of class. Neville offered to take the supplies back and she took the Gingerturl back by the rest. As she was getting up to leave Hagrid called her to stay after.
"Do yer have a moment, Hannah?"
"Sure, Hagrid," he motioned to her to follow him inside his hut. Inside he gave her a cup of tea and she absentmindedly pet Fang.
"Did I do something?" Hannah asked worriedly.
"No, no, not at all," he reassures, "I was just wondering how you're doing? You seem lonely."
"I'm doing fine, you don't have to worry. Besides, I'm more of a loner anyway." He gave her a smile.
"I saw you talking to Neville in class. He seemed nice." She blushed slightly.
"Yes, he does. I should be going. I have to study in the library. I'll see you soon." She quickly said good-bye to Fang and he barked back at her. She smiled as she walked back up to the castle.
When she got to the library, all the tables were taken. She sighed to herself, now what could she do? She scanned the crowd and saw Neville sitting by himself. Maybe he'd let her sit by him. She walked up to him and cleared her throat.
"Um, Neville; there are no tables left in the library. Do you mind if I sit here by you? I promise I'll be quiet."
"Of course, Hannah; let me clear my things." He made room for her next to him and she took a seat. She opened her History of Magic textbook and began to read. She loved history, and with her being a half blood she didn't know that much about magic. After ten minutes of reading Neville asks her a question.
"Did you understand the lesson in History of Magic today?"
"Oh, yes. It was quite interesting." She tells him.
"Could you help me with the subject? It's hard to stay focused with Professor Binns talking, he's kind of boring." Hannah smiled, Neville wanted her help.
"Yes, what do you have a question on?" He asked her many questions about the lesson and she answered each one patiently. He is such a kind person, Hannah thought. She loved talking to him, even if it was about school.
"Thank you Hannah, I really appreciate it."
"Any time Neville. If you have any other questions, you can come ask me. I should get going though; I have to talk to Professor Sprout about tonight's essay."
"If you have any questions about Herbology, Hannah, I could help you. I'm doing pretty well in that class."
"If you don't mind," she said modestly. He just shook her head. He explained tonight's assignment and soon Hannah was able to grasp the concept of the Whirlyshigs plant. After another hour of studying Hannah began to yawn.
"Are you tired? You should go to bed." Neville told her.
"Yeah, I think I will. Good night," she told him.
"Wait, do you think that maybe we could start studying together? You really helped me out in History of Magic." She smiled at him and nodded.
"How about we meet at the library after dinner?"
"Sounds good; see you tomorrow." She left the library and went to her Hufflepuff dormitory and promptly fell asleep with a smile on her face
A/N: Alright first chapter done. Yes, I'm using made up plants and animals but I don't feel like studying the sixth book for all the animals and plants. Hope you like it and please review.