Summary: I really like writing drabbles, and I like taking challenges from my readers. So this is a collection of Harry Potter drabbles dealing with different ships which you, the readers, will suggest in addition to what is already posted. I'm going with a more general meaning of shipping, meaning that not only romantic relationships are accepted, but friendships and rivals and unrequited as well, and really just about any form of interaction based relationship. Hence the title. So if you have a pairing you would like to see, say, unrequited between Harry and Sirius, or Harry and Ginny being good friends in addition to lovers, then just leave a review and I'll see what I can do!
Multiple drabbles per ship will happen, but each will be different, obviously.
I cannot guarantee to do your request, and for that matter, I cannot guarantee that even if I do write it, I will write it completely according to your instructions. I will maintain my creative freedom, thank you.
Ships, warning, rating, and the person who requested it will be at the beginning of each chapter, unless they wish to remain anonymous. Take note that this collection is also posted on Archive.
I will try to keep it between K and T, but take notice of chapter warnings.
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Chapter Warnings: Unrequited between Harry and Neville, and Neville/Luna. Written at the request of Aianoir, but I added the Neville/Luna of my own accord.
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Neville is the screw-up, the joke of the school.
Harry is Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived, and he is the joke of the world.
They see each other as much as jokes generally do. Passing in the hall, on the same side of the room in classes, in the infirmary when they happen to pull some stupid mistake with similar timing, Harry's generally intentional and Neville's generally not.
When Harry is teaching DA and right behind Neville, telling him not only everything he's doing wrong but also everything he's doing right.
When Neville feels almost physical pain over Harry's mistakes in Herbology and can't stop himself from going over to help because Merlin, that is simply not the correct way to repot anything, plant or otherwise.
When Harry is in the air at a Quidditch game and Neville thinks that it would be awfully nice to be up there with him.
When Harry isn't in the air at a Quidditch game, and Neville still thinks it would be awfully nice to be there with him anyway, but the seats next to him are almost always full.
When Harry is dead in Hagrid's arms and Voldemort has won, and Neville can't remember what he does wrong or what he does right, so much as he can remember one blindingly white smile that he always wished would be aimed at him more often.
And then he isn't, and he hasn't, and years later at a wedding, Neville sees that smile again. Aimed at someone else, yes.
But it's there, and Neville doesn't really mind Harry smiling for someone else. He's got a beautiful blond Ravenclaw as his plus one, and he's moving on.
He's just glad that they're not jokes anymore, but epics instead.