A/N: this is just a little scene I thought up one evening

I don't own Harry Potter in reality but I do in my dreams

"Okay Professor McGonagall" Neville said as he exited the heads office. "I'll see when the mandrakes will be ready and get right back to you" and with that he closed the door. As he descended the steps and made his way down the hall Neville completely immersed himself in papers. It appeared that who ever was coming from the opposite end of the hallway was distracted too because neither seemed to notice each other until they collided. Neville being Neville, completely fell, papers going everywhere while the other figure stumbled but managed to regain her balance "Professor Longbottom. I'm so sorry". Neville looked up to see Rose Weasley already scuttling around, picking up his scattered papers. "That's okay Rose" Neville said, getting up "What are you doing in a hallway at 10:00 at night" It was Neville's understanding that 7th years had to be in their common rooms by 9:30. "Patrol, Professor" Rose answered almost instantly, as though she had practiced this. "Of course" Neville said, remembering. "Here you are Professor" Rose said handing him the papers "Thank you Rose" he said, relieving her of them. He noticed that Rose seemed oddly distracted. She kept glancing over his shoulder like there was somewhere she wanted to be. Feeling like he was keeping her He said "well, I must be on my way. Papers to grade" he held the pile up "okay sir" Rose said, and like that she was gone.

Neville walked, humming to himself for another ten minutes before he stopped. He was never one to ease drop, but when you hear muttered voices coming from inside an empty classroom at 10 o'clock at night, your gonna investigate. Tiptoeing down the hall, he came to rest outside one of the transfiguration class rooms. The talking had stopped now and, peering the crack in the door, Neville almost dropped his papers.

Standing in the classroom was a couple snogging passionately. Upon closer look, Neville realized, with a shock that almost made him drop his papers again, that he knew who the couple were.

Trying to control himself, he started to hum loudly. He heard the two break apart and after a few seconds, Neville entered.

Looking up from his papers, which he had kept his eyes on determinately, he attempted a surprised look at the scene in front of him. "Oh, Scorpius, Rose. I thought I heard someone in here" He tried his best to act unfazed "what are you doing in here?" Scorpius glanced at Rose then said "Hall patrolling sir". "Oh of course" Neville said, hitting his forehead "Head boy and Girl are supposed to patrol at night. But why are you in here?" Neville at least wanted to find out the entire lie first and this was quite entertaining. Rose answered this time "we heard someone in here but it only turned out to be peeves. He left just then" "well then, I best let you get back to your patrol" and like that, he walked out of the classroom. Hearing Rose and Scorpius sigh in relief, he turned around and stuck his head through the now opened door "Oh but kids, if your gonna tell your parents about your 'patrolling' I suggest you do it sooner rather then later. You father, Rose, doesn't have the best temper" and before either of the teenagers could comprehend what Neville had said, he ducked back out of the class and walked down the hallway. Humming to himself.