Title: He Doesn't Love Me
Pairing: Neville x Harry
Rating: Teen
Prompt: 364. Quirky
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Neville stares at Harry's back, a surge of longing running through his veins. It's ridiculous, really, considering that he had literally just spoken to the emerald-eyed teen, but Neville can't help but mourn the lost.
Out of everyone he had ever met, Harry was… different. Whereas everyone else doubted him, Harry stood by him, whispering words of encouragement in his ears. He has never been mean to him. In fact, Neville would go so far as to say that he was the nicest to him. Harry was amazing, and Neville couldn't help but want him in that way.
He remembers when he told one of his closest friends, Luna, from Ravenclaw. In the beginning, the blond had merely smiled at him, fondness floating in her eyes. When he questioned her, she had opened up. Even now, her words ring in his ears.
"He loves you, Nev. He's just too scared to admit it."
At the time, Neville hadn't been ready to hear it. His self-esteem had been at an all-time low, and he just couldn't handle the possibility that he could obtain something he desperately wanted. His own words haunt him.
"He doesn't like me. I'm too quirky and weird. Besides, he's a hero. He can have whoever he wants."
When he said that, Luna had gazed at him, sadness swirling in her eyes.
"You shouldn't think of yourself like that," she whispered. Before Neville could get a word in, she had walked away, leaving him all alone.
Now, Neville can't get her words out of his mind. Could she possibly be telling the truth? Did Harry really like him?
There's only one way to find out…
Determined, brown eyes gaze upward intently. He must go find Harry.
(25/365)