Disclaimer: Harry Potter is from the creative genius that is J.K. Rowling.
I am not her. This is merely a fan fiction to tide us over until Book 6.
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The next morning Neville woke up feeling like a new man. He stretched and looked around the dormitory. The rest of his dorm mates were still asleep. Smiling, he got up, showered and got ready for the day. Taking the steps two at a time down to the common room, he jumped down to see Ginny and Hermione once again talking at the table.
"Glorious morning isn't it?" he said smiling broadly.
Hermione looked up and smiled as Ginny got up from the table and swung her bookbag over her shoulder.
"Glorious Neville?" Ginny questioned before teasing. "Did you have another good dream two days in a row? That must be some girl of yours."
Neville grinned and wrapped his arms around Ginny as she turned toward the door.
"The only woman I dream about is you dear Ginny," he whispered to her before kissing her on the cheek and letting go of her. Ginny turned in a bit of shock.
Neville just winked at her. "I have to get my books," he said. "Save me a seat at breakfast will you love?"
Then he bounced back up the stairs, leaving Ginny still in shock. Hermione smiled at the table.
"What just happened here?" Ginny questioned.
"Neville is in a really good mood," Hermione said smiling. Neville must think the "potion" was working, she thought. Normally he wouldn't have said anything to Ginny or attempted to express his feelings. That "potion" must be doing wonders.
Hermione found out just how wonderful it was later in the day. By the end of both Charms and Transfiguration, she was about ready to tell Neville that the potion was fake.
During the first session, which was double Transfiguration, Neville had managed to transfigure all the Slytherins' desks into portkeys, which put all the Slytherins in the middle of the lake. Thank goodness, he had also put a floating charm on them, considering a few didn't know how to swim. It took Snape and Filch several hours to get the Slytherins out of the lake, considering the Giant Squid thought the floating Slytherins were some sort of toy.
Hermione was positive that Snape was not going to let that go unpunished tomorrow during Potions. She hoped Neville could handle it, and was personally glad that it was up to McGonagall to pass out the punishment for that little prank.
While ten house points were taken for that incident, Neville received an outstanding for the day. McGonagall was so impressed she was astounded, saying that what Neville did surpassed even NEWT standards. For once, Hermione did not have the top score in Transfiguration.
In Charms, they were practicing several unique charms individuals could use for a variety of purposes. The class was asked to cast whatever charms they wished as long as they were not to do bodily harm. Everyone was divided up into pairs.
Hermione herself had cast what she considered to be a highly unusual and creative spell she had found in one of the old textbooks up in the library. She was quite eager to see what baby Ron looked like, although the twins had so ever graciously shown her baby pictures that were very less than flattering. She also wanted to see how well he would age.
However her spell, which made the individual age a few years then revert back to a baby then to their normal sell, was nothing compared to Neville.
Neville had cast his spell on a very sour and slightly damp Pansy Parkinson. No one really heard what the spell was and at first Hermione feared that it didn't work and Neville would once again lose confidence.
"Mr. Longbottom did you cast your charm?" asked Professor Flitwick.
"Yes sir."
"Well it doesn't appear to be working."
Neville just shrugged and said "It will."
The small professor sighed and nodded for the other partner.
An evil smirk crossed Parkinson's face as she raised her wand. Neville never even blinked. The rest of the class was sort of watching what would happen, considering the water incident earlier.
But as she started her charm, something unusual happened.
She, literally, turned into a cow, in front of everyone. The crowd was in an uproar. The Slytherins were not happy, though some of them were chuckling about the choice of animal. While the Gryffindors were rolling on the floor laughing and patting Neville on the back.
"Mr. Longbottom this is charms not transfiguration!" said Flitwick sternly.
"I didn't transfigure her professor," Neville said. "I used the mongar tu spell."
Flitwick smiled, "You did?"
"Yes, and obviously Pansy had steak at lunch."
Hermione searched her mind for the spell or the meaning of it. The closest thing she could come up with was "you are what you eat." That spell might come in handy one of these days when she and Ron got into it, she thought. Then again who knows what Ron would turn into considering what all he ate.
"Remarkable," Flitwick said looking at what was Pansy Parkinson. "How long does it last again?"
"Until what she ate is digested, I think," he said. "Not more than an hour. That's just about when class is over isn't it?"
"Yes," said the professor. "Twenty points to Gryffindor for using such an unusual charm, and ten points to Slytherin for, uh, being the volunteer specimen."
At this point Hermione thought about telling Neville that the potion was fake, but she thought he may need the confidence to face Snape and the Slytherins tomorrow.
The rest of the class went uneventfully, with the exceptional moo from Pansy. Hermione even chuckled when someone suggested Pansy needed milked and asked Malfoy if he cared to try it. The Slytherins were not at all amused at this point and Hermione wondered what kind of horrors Snape would unless on Neville tomorrow during potions. She only hoped that he could handle it now that he had confidence. She didn't realize it was Neville who would be dishing things out.
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The next morning Neville woke up feeling like a new man. He stretched and looked around the dormitory. The rest of his dorm mates were still asleep. Smiling, he got up, showered and got ready for the day. Taking the steps two at a time down to the common room, he jumped down to see Ginny and Hermione once again talking at the table.
"Glorious morning isn't it?" he said smiling broadly.
Hermione looked up and smiled as Ginny got up from the table and swung her bookbag over her shoulder.
"Glorious Neville?" Ginny questioned before teasing. "Did you have another good dream two days in a row? That must be some girl of yours."
Neville grinned and wrapped his arms around Ginny as she turned toward the door.
"The only woman I dream about is you dear Ginny," he whispered to her before kissing her on the cheek and letting go of her. Ginny turned in a bit of shock.
Neville just winked at her. "I have to get my books," he said. "Save me a seat at breakfast will you love?"
Then he bounced back up the stairs, leaving Ginny still in shock. Hermione smiled at the table.
"What just happened here?" Ginny questioned.
"Neville is in a really good mood," Hermione said smiling. Neville must think the "potion" was working, she thought. Normally he wouldn't have said anything to Ginny or attempted to express his feelings. That "potion" must be doing wonders.
Hermione found out just how wonderful it was later in the day. By the end of both Charms and Transfiguration, she was about ready to tell Neville that the potion was fake.
During the first session, which was double Transfiguration, Neville had managed to transfigure all the Slytherins' desks into portkeys, which put all the Slytherins in the middle of the lake. Thank goodness, he had also put a floating charm on them, considering a few didn't know how to swim. It took Snape and Filch several hours to get the Slytherins out of the lake, considering the Giant Squid thought the floating Slytherins were some sort of toy.
Hermione was positive that Snape was not going to let that go unpunished tomorrow during Potions. She hoped Neville could handle it, and was personally glad that it was up to McGonagall to pass out the punishment for that little prank.
While ten house points were taken for that incident, Neville received an outstanding for the day. McGonagall was so impressed she was astounded, saying that what Neville did surpassed even NEWT standards. For once, Hermione did not have the top score in Transfiguration.
In Charms, they were practicing several unique charms individuals could use for a variety of purposes. The class was asked to cast whatever charms they wished as long as they were not to do bodily harm. Everyone was divided up into pairs.
Hermione herself had cast what she considered to be a highly unusual and creative spell she had found in one of the old textbooks up in the library. She was quite eager to see what baby Ron looked like, although the twins had so ever graciously shown her baby pictures that were very less than flattering. She also wanted to see how well he would age.
However her spell, which made the individual age a few years then revert back to a baby then to their normal sell, was nothing compared to Neville.
Neville had cast his spell on a very sour and slightly damp Pansy Parkinson. No one really heard what the spell was and at first Hermione feared that it didn't work and Neville would once again lose confidence.
"Mr. Longbottom did you cast your charm?" asked Professor Flitwick.
"Yes sir."
"Well it doesn't appear to be working."
Neville just shrugged and said "It will."
The small professor sighed and nodded for the other partner.
An evil smirk crossed Parkinson's face as she raised her wand. Neville never even blinked. The rest of the class was sort of watching what would happen, considering the water incident earlier.
But as she started her charm, something unusual happened.
She, literally, turned into a cow, in front of everyone. The crowd was in an uproar. The Slytherins were not happy, though some of them were chuckling about the choice of animal. While the Gryffindors were rolling on the floor laughing and patting Neville on the back.
"Mr. Longbottom this is charms not transfiguration!" said Flitwick sternly.
"I didn't transfigure her professor," Neville said. "I used the mongar tu spell."
Flitwick smiled, "You did?"
"Yes, and obviously Pansy had steak at lunch."
Hermione searched her mind for the spell or the meaning of it. The closest thing she could come up with was "you are what you eat." That spell might come in handy one of these days when she and Ron got into it, she thought. Then again who knows what Ron would turn into considering what all he ate.
"Remarkable," Flitwick said looking at what was Pansy Parkinson. "How long does it last again?"
"Until what she ate is digested, I think," he said. "Not more than an hour. That's just about when class is over isn't it?"
"Yes," said the professor. "Twenty points to Gryffindor for using such an unusual charm, and ten points to Slytherin for, uh, being the volunteer specimen."
At this point Hermione thought about telling Neville that the potion was fake, but she thought he may need the confidence to face Snape and the Slytherins tomorrow.
The rest of the class went uneventfully, with the exceptional moo from Pansy. Hermione even chuckled when someone suggested Pansy needed milked and asked Malfoy if he cared to try it. The Slytherins were not at all amused at this point and Hermione wondered what kind of horrors Snape would unless on Neville tomorrow during potions. She only hoped that he could handle it now that he had confidence. She didn't realize it was Neville who would be dishing things out.
