DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything HP, sadly.

A/N: Second fanfiction of mine, I tend to lean towards writing stories about non-canon pairings, so if you would like to see anything else, please message me about it or put it in a review for this story! Much love :)

Neville was walking along the corridor, mesmerized by the Mimbulus Mimbletonia in his hands, muttering as he prodded it with his wand. He was so focused on the plant that he didn't notice the girl sitting in the middle of the corridor, staring dreamily off into space, until he tripped over her and landed flat on his face, though his Mimbulus Mimbletonia came to no harm as he tightly hugged it to his chest to protect it.

"OW! Oh hey there Luna, what are you doing sitting on the floor?" He commented absentmindedly as he sat up and inspected his baby. When he saw that the Mimbulus Mimbletonia was alright, he scooted closer to Luna and gave her his attention.

"Hello Neville. I was trying to stay still so that the Wrackspurts wouldn't see me" Luna said timidly as she removed her Spectrespecs from her face. "I'm sorry I made you fall over." The faintest tinges of red appeared on the smooth milky-white skin of her face as she was all too aware of how close they were sitting next to each other, basking in the friendly warmth radiating off him. Just being with him gave her a sense of security, and she felt like nothing in the world could harm her.

"That's alright. Look at how much my Mimbulus Mimbletonia has grown! I have a new trick up my sleeve, let me show you…" He began prodding the poor plant again, which seemed to be gradually swelling until SPLAT! The two of them found themselves splattered with this thick, yellow pus that smelled like rancid manure. They sat there as if frozen, looking at each other in shock, until a giggle escaped from Luna when she saw Neville's look of disbelief. The sound became Neville's undoing and the two of them started laughing like maniacs in the middle of the corridor.

"That – was – a marvelous – trick!" gasped Luna as she tried to compose herself. Neville spluttered at that and just continued to roll on the floor, unable to speak as yet another bout of laughter overcame him.

At long last, the echoing laughter died down as the two of them ran out of energy. Wiping the tears from his eyes, Neville looked at Luna with this lop-sided grin that caused her heart to skip a beat.

"Just look at the two of us! We'd better clean up before Filch arrives. Here, let me help you up." Sticking his wand back into his pocket and cradling the Mimbulus Mimbletonia in one hand, Neville clumsily got up and offered her his other. The blush on her face, which had turned red from laughing, became a little more prominent but he did not seem to notice; her petite hands were clasped in his large ones and he pulled her to her feet. Hogwarts students started streaming into the corridor and she reluctantly let go of his hand, as an ice cold breeze replaced the tingling feeling where he had held her. After using a simple cleansing spell to clear up the goop (which Luna took care of, as Neville insisted that he would simply make things worse), they walked side by side, following the crowd that seemed to be headed in the general direction of the Great Hall.

"Looks like its lunch time. I wonder if there's pudding?" She looked up at Neville, waiting for him to give her an answer, but, once again, the boy only had eyes for his plant. Sighing, she headed off to lunch herself, but no amount of pudding could take her mind off of a certain dark-haired clumsy Gryffindor.

Note: I was planning on making this a one-shot but decided to give a chapter-ed story a try 'cause I just love this pairing too much. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! This is kind of a scary experience for me and I hope I won't let any readers down...

P.S. I realize that this story has started off pretty slowly in this first chapter 'cause I wanted to properly set it off so please bear with me. I have 15 chapters up already (wow! I swear this story has a life of its own), loads of drama and action and FLUFF between characters so..yeah…have fun reading! :) Please leave a review, it'll make me really really happy. And suggestions for the story are welcome too!