A/N - February 15

Prompt: Contrast

Characters: Neville, Ginny, Luna

Rating: K

Takes place during DH


Neville watched as the two heads bent low over the parchment in front of them. They were whispering, but Neville still glanced around the library to be sure no one was listening in. Parvati and Lavender sat at the table nearest theirs and Lavender nodded once to let him know they were still keeping track of Madame Pince. He looked back to Ginny and Luna.

He was struck again by the fact that for all their similarities, they were still very different. While they were both independent, Ginny was more forceful about it. Neville supposed growing up with all those brothers almost guaranteed she would be able to hold her own. She didn't take anything lying down. She was fiercely loyal to her family and friends and anyone that tried to hurt them would regret crossing wands with her.

Luna, on the other hand, had a much quieter way about her. While she was brutally honest, her delivery made it nearly impossible for anyone to stay offended by what she said. Uncomfortable maybe, but it never seemed to faze her. She was just as loyal as Ginny, but no one ever seemed to speak about it, least of all Luna herself. Luna simply showed up when she was needed.

Truthfully, Neville couldn't have asked for two better people to help him lead the newly resurrected DA. They complimented each other. Where Ginny would always want to jump into their latest plan to disrupt things for Snape and the Carrows, Luna would be the calming voice to pull her back. Luna was always the one to question plans and make sure they were doing things the best way possible. She was just as enthusiastic as Ginny, but her uncanny ability to read situations and calm Ginny and even sometimes Neville himself, kept them from getting caught much more often than they were.

They must have finally sensed that Neville was studying them because the two girls raised their heads at the same time to look at him. He nearly laughed aloud when Ginny's eyes locked with his and she looked at him expectantly, while Luna simply put that dreamy expression on her face and smiled knowingly as if she knew exactly what he had been thinking.

"What?" Ginny asked at the grin on his face.

"It's nothing," Neville replied. "So did you decide then?" Ginny pushed the parchment towards Neville and began explaining quietly. Neville glanced between the two of them one last time, a smile on his lips, thankful that they were both on his side.