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Special Thanks to: My big sis, for helpin' out. I Love Ya' Sis!! And thanks to all who've started reviewing, I look forward to your reviews as much as you look forward to my next chapter!!
Neville and Aidan had snuck off during impromptu party for just having a good time, even Malfoy who had previously been a total git was being nicer. Some said they'd seen he and Hermione slow dancing down in the Slytherin dungeons, Hermione stomped on their toes when they mentioned it to her. Malfoy just flushed a bright crimson which was at odds with his usual lack of that much color, and his haughty air of denial.
Aidan and Neville knew that they felt something, but they wanted to know if it was love or lust, they'd snuck off to talk. Though it felt like love, they'd heard of the break up of Percy Weasly and his old girlfriend from Ron. It wasn't an appealing idea, so they decided to stop a problem before it might even start.
"So, where did you grow up exactly?" was Neville's question while they walked by the lake wearing their cloaks against the night's chill. Winter was ending, but it was still cold.
"Lots of places, I was born in America but my mom traveled a lot. My dad was killed by some You-Know-Who fanatic over in the States." An abrupt silence followed this and Neville wasn't sure what to say so he just moved onto something else.
"I live with my grandmother, she's not the nicest woman but she can be ok, sometimes."
"My mom is the only family I have that I know of."
After that they just walked for a while, Neville waved to the giant squid who raised an arm and waved back slightly. With the Forbidden Forest on one side and the lake on the other the path seemed slightly private. Soon their conversation started again, Aidan enjoyed it immensely. He hadn't been able to have this kind of discussion with anyone before. Not even his own mother, their conversation wandered from music, to science. By the time that they had nearly minced each other in a debate over the ethics of using a truth potion, Aidan realized they'd walked around the lake nearly three times and that it was incredibly late. He couldn't even see the lights from the party anymore.
"Neville, do you realize how late it probably is?"
"Uh-oh, they lock the doors at 10. We went out just before that. Do you think we could spend the night out here in our cloaks?" Anxious Neville stared at the front doors. Thoughtful for a moment Aidan thought up a plan quickly.
"Well, we could go huddle together next to the clump of bushes next to the stairs. That way they'll find us easier in the morning." Neville certainly didn't mind being that close to Aidan and neither did Aidan. So they sat down huddled next to the bushes with their cloaks wrapped around and under them. With Aidan's amber hair spilling over Neville's shoulders, and Neville and Aidan holding onto each other for warmth, as much as for anything else, they slept.
Someone tapped him lightly on the end with what was either a very hard finger or a wand tip. Aidan mumbled something about just a few more hours of sleep. This time a voice came with it a more persistent tap.
"If you two don't get up the whole of Hogwarts will think neither of you are a virgin anymore, and as much as this is a picture perfect moment, you'd better get back in before anyone else finds you." Came the feminine voice of Hermione Granger.
Blinking the sleep from his eyes Neville woke, Aidan yawned in a most ungraceful yawn and stretched. Hermione was dressed in a pair of gray sweat pants and a matching sweat shirt and headband.
"If I didn't jog every morning before classes, you two would've been found here and that would've been at least 30 point from our House-" before she could continue Neville interrupted with.
"Put a cork in it. No one wants to hear that much talk when they've just woken up and are cramped." Hermione's jaw worked for a minute or so and then she stomped off to start her jog around the lake. Aidan and Neville helped each up, then they stretched and headed inside, because Hermione was right. Points would be taken away because they'd been outside all night.
Over the course of the next week Aidan and Neville got to know each other better, even the teachers noticed how "close" they were getting. Aidan was increasingly sure that he truly cared for Neville a lot, he wasn't ready to say love yet. He knew it was too soon, Neville felt the same way. They talked every chance they got and they never got tired of each other. Sometimes they'd have a disagreement but they could usually reach a compromise alone, an if not then they always could with the help of Ron. Ron seemed to have an unusual amount of common sense for someone his age, Harry said it was all the chess he played. Weeks flew past quickly and no one wished to slow them, spring was coming and that meant warm weather and that meant Quidditch.
"I love Quidditch." Said Aidan excitedly.
"I know, me too. It's so much more exciting than any of the Muggle sports that I can think of." Replied Neville just as excitedly. They were walking hand-in-hand to the Quidditch field. It was almost 2 months since that night when they'd first embraced. They hadn't done anything more than kiss and embrace and the occasional nude caress on weekends in a clearing hidden from view by a stand of trees that everyone thought were part of the Forbidden Forest, though they both wanted to, they also both knew that neither of them were ready. As they climbed to the top where Ron was holding seats for them they were greeted by many friends they'd both made over the past two months.
"Hi Ron!" cried Aidan over the chatter of everyone in the giant stands around the field.
"Hey Aidan! Hey Neville! Come over here, Hermione should be coming soon. She said she had a surprise for us all, but knowing her it'll probably be a lesson on some new spell she's mastered a grade earlier than expected." Came Ron's greeting as they sat down. The teams filed out onto the field, everyone cheered and waved for the team they wanted to win. Aidan, Ron, and Neville hollered "Go Harry!" when Madame Hooch blew her whistle and they took off. It wasn't long before they were all engrossed in the game. Harry was circling above the field in his usual maneuver he was a hand-sized blotch in the sky from where they sat. Then suddenly just when the Slytherin had scored another goal and were tied with Gryffindor he dived from the sky, weaving in and out of the players as they all stopped and stared at him as he dove. He skimmed above the grass, then like a rocket he shot straight up on his broom, and raised his hand in triumph. Everyone was shouting cheers or boos. No one noticed the Slytherin beaters who had just slapped a bludger right after Harry, or that it was headed right for his head.
Author's Comments: Ooooo, so whatcha think people? Did I take care of your little niggling worry about it being too soon? And lookie I've got a cliffhanger, I need 5 more reviews before I will write anymore. So review people! And sorry that this chapter is so short in comparison with the others!!
Special Thanks to: My big sis, for helpin' out. I Love Ya' Sis!! And thanks to all who've started reviewing, I look forward to your reviews as much as you look forward to my next chapter!!
Neville and Aidan had snuck off during impromptu party for just having a good time, even Malfoy who had previously been a total git was being nicer. Some said they'd seen he and Hermione slow dancing down in the Slytherin dungeons, Hermione stomped on their toes when they mentioned it to her. Malfoy just flushed a bright crimson which was at odds with his usual lack of that much color, and his haughty air of denial.
Aidan and Neville knew that they felt something, but they wanted to know if it was love or lust, they'd snuck off to talk. Though it felt like love, they'd heard of the break up of Percy Weasly and his old girlfriend from Ron. It wasn't an appealing idea, so they decided to stop a problem before it might even start.
"So, where did you grow up exactly?" was Neville's question while they walked by the lake wearing their cloaks against the night's chill. Winter was ending, but it was still cold.
"Lots of places, I was born in America but my mom traveled a lot. My dad was killed by some You-Know-Who fanatic over in the States." An abrupt silence followed this and Neville wasn't sure what to say so he just moved onto something else.
"I live with my grandmother, she's not the nicest woman but she can be ok, sometimes."
"My mom is the only family I have that I know of."
After that they just walked for a while, Neville waved to the giant squid who raised an arm and waved back slightly. With the Forbidden Forest on one side and the lake on the other the path seemed slightly private. Soon their conversation started again, Aidan enjoyed it immensely. He hadn't been able to have this kind of discussion with anyone before. Not even his own mother, their conversation wandered from music, to science. By the time that they had nearly minced each other in a debate over the ethics of using a truth potion, Aidan realized they'd walked around the lake nearly three times and that it was incredibly late. He couldn't even see the lights from the party anymore.
"Neville, do you realize how late it probably is?"
"Uh-oh, they lock the doors at 10. We went out just before that. Do you think we could spend the night out here in our cloaks?" Anxious Neville stared at the front doors. Thoughtful for a moment Aidan thought up a plan quickly.
"Well, we could go huddle together next to the clump of bushes next to the stairs. That way they'll find us easier in the morning." Neville certainly didn't mind being that close to Aidan and neither did Aidan. So they sat down huddled next to the bushes with their cloaks wrapped around and under them. With Aidan's amber hair spilling over Neville's shoulders, and Neville and Aidan holding onto each other for warmth, as much as for anything else, they slept.
Someone tapped him lightly on the end with what was either a very hard finger or a wand tip. Aidan mumbled something about just a few more hours of sleep. This time a voice came with it a more persistent tap.
"If you two don't get up the whole of Hogwarts will think neither of you are a virgin anymore, and as much as this is a picture perfect moment, you'd better get back in before anyone else finds you." Came the feminine voice of Hermione Granger.
Blinking the sleep from his eyes Neville woke, Aidan yawned in a most ungraceful yawn and stretched. Hermione was dressed in a pair of gray sweat pants and a matching sweat shirt and headband.
"If I didn't jog every morning before classes, you two would've been found here and that would've been at least 30 point from our House-" before she could continue Neville interrupted with.
"Put a cork in it. No one wants to hear that much talk when they've just woken up and are cramped." Hermione's jaw worked for a minute or so and then she stomped off to start her jog around the lake. Aidan and Neville helped each up, then they stretched and headed inside, because Hermione was right. Points would be taken away because they'd been outside all night.
Over the course of the next week Aidan and Neville got to know each other better, even the teachers noticed how "close" they were getting. Aidan was increasingly sure that he truly cared for Neville a lot, he wasn't ready to say love yet. He knew it was too soon, Neville felt the same way. They talked every chance they got and they never got tired of each other. Sometimes they'd have a disagreement but they could usually reach a compromise alone, an if not then they always could with the help of Ron. Ron seemed to have an unusual amount of common sense for someone his age, Harry said it was all the chess he played. Weeks flew past quickly and no one wished to slow them, spring was coming and that meant warm weather and that meant Quidditch.
"I love Quidditch." Said Aidan excitedly.
"I know, me too. It's so much more exciting than any of the Muggle sports that I can think of." Replied Neville just as excitedly. They were walking hand-in-hand to the Quidditch field. It was almost 2 months since that night when they'd first embraced. They hadn't done anything more than kiss and embrace and the occasional nude caress on weekends in a clearing hidden from view by a stand of trees that everyone thought were part of the Forbidden Forest, though they both wanted to, they also both knew that neither of them were ready. As they climbed to the top where Ron was holding seats for them they were greeted by many friends they'd both made over the past two months.
"Hi Ron!" cried Aidan over the chatter of everyone in the giant stands around the field.
"Hey Aidan! Hey Neville! Come over here, Hermione should be coming soon. She said she had a surprise for us all, but knowing her it'll probably be a lesson on some new spell she's mastered a grade earlier than expected." Came Ron's greeting as they sat down. The teams filed out onto the field, everyone cheered and waved for the team they wanted to win. Aidan, Ron, and Neville hollered "Go Harry!" when Madame Hooch blew her whistle and they took off. It wasn't long before they were all engrossed in the game. Harry was circling above the field in his usual maneuver he was a hand-sized blotch in the sky from where they sat. Then suddenly just when the Slytherin had scored another goal and were tied with Gryffindor he dived from the sky, weaving in and out of the players as they all stopped and stared at him as he dove. He skimmed above the grass, then like a rocket he shot straight up on his broom, and raised his hand in triumph. Everyone was shouting cheers or boos. No one noticed the Slytherin beaters who had just slapped a bludger right after Harry, or that it was headed right for his head.
Author's Comments: Ooooo, so whatcha think people? Did I take care of your little niggling worry about it being too soon? And lookie I've got a cliffhanger, I need 5 more reviews before I will write anymore. So review people! And sorry that this chapter is so short in comparison with the others!!