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Everything goes to JK Rowling !
I wish I owned Neville
Neville&OC pairing :)
Trudy, Annie, Lotti, Aaron and Harry and Marcus are all my OC's ;)

Professor Slughorn's Class
(This chapter inspired by Hero-Enrique Iglesias)

1 year later.
Set in Half Blood Prince time x
Trudy POV
Things were awkward between us. More awkward than they had ever been.
"I still don't know why you done it, Truds." Lotti choired with Marcus as we walked to Potions. They wouldn't drop the fact that I kissed Longbottom. It happened ages ago.
"Do you know what, Charlotte!" I snapped at her. She stepped back slightly in the middle of the busy corridor.
"You never use my full name. Something's up." She stated. I rolled my eyes sarcastically.
"DROP. IT. I kissed him. Let's move on! New year. New Trudy!" I almost shouted, storming through the first years to get to Professor Slughorn's class. "GOD! JUST GO UPSTAIRS! ALL OF YOU HAVE ASTRONOMY!" I screamed, running as fast as I could to the class. Down the spiralling stairs, dodging Professor Snape on the way. He was at Slughorns classroom door and I stood confused and dumfounded before him. "Sir? Where's Professor Slughorn?" Ron asked, coming up behind be with Neville and Harry.
"On Sabbatical." He strung out when he followed us into class. Granger was already there. She greeted me with a smile as I put my books onto our worktop.
"You alright?" She mouthed to me. I nodded.
"Take your bags! We're going to the Great Hall for a revisional period." Snape darted at us before he walked out the class with the pile of books following him.
"But Sir, this is a triple period. We're not doing any practical at all ?" Hermione gasped. Snape shook his head and briefly smiled at her.
"Well observed, Miss Granger. Onwards!" He demanded when he got to the door and started heading for the hall. I threw my books into my satchel and didn't make eye contact with Lotti at all during the revision.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Harry asked me across the table. There was nothing else I could do with Snapes evil glare lurking over us. I knuckled down with my work when Filch came jogging in with in his arms.

He muttered something quietly to Snape and I looked at Hermione. Filch jogged back out and Snape called our attention.
"Excuse me... Professor Slughorn has ordered for , , , , and to report to his office after these lessons for a private SlugClub meeting." Snape drawled out of his slow moving voicebox. I looked at Neville and Harry across the table and raised my eyebrow at them. Neville threw me a note and I opened it under my booklet when Snape was on the opposite side of the class.
It's about Slughorn's Christmas Do.
Black tie thing.
Got anybody to go with?
N
I looked up and shook my head. He smiled and jotted down another note. Harry peered over Nev's shoulder and smirked at me. I looked at Ron who was aimlessly watching Hermione work away as he leaned on his pile of books. I snapped my fingers at him and tilted my head. His face straightened out and smiled at me. I gestured to the side of my mouth and he sat upright, wiping his mouth.
"Something amusing, ?" Snape asked from behind Ron. I sniggered and Hermione looked up. She just shook her head with a faint smile and looked back down. Ron rolled his eyes when Snape turned and he must of sensed Rons behaviour. Thwack! Right across the back of Rons head with a large book. I held back a giggle.

The Next Day
After lunch
Trudy POV
Me and Hermione walked down the large corridor leading towards the front entrance. Free period.
"Why don't we go to the boathouse? Just for a change?" I offered.
"Well, nobody will know where we went. They wont check up on us. There'll be no guardians." She stated. I rolled my eyes and went the opposite way. Hermione ran after me with Ron, Lavender and Harry behind her. I met Luna on the way.
"Hello there. Are we going to the boathouse? It's nice down there. It's calm." She smiled, jogging and skipping down before us. I fastened up my robe when the bracing wind blew and took a seat in one of the boats when I got there. Luna sat with her feet in the water. Hermione was nose deep in books again.
"Who are you going to the Slug Club party with?" Harry asked, sitting in the opposing boat. I shrugged and Hermione smiled.
"I asked McClaggen because somebody was unavailable!" She said, looking at Ron. He didn't care. He only cared about what lipgloss Lavender was wearing.
"It's not all bad. Hey, I hear Neville's got a little something, something for Trudy." Harry laughed, pushing the side of my boat. I gasped and pushed his boat back. We started to tip eachothers boat when a fluttering parchment bird fluttered in through the open face of the boathouse. It landed on my shoulder and tweeted in my ear. I giggled and took it, opening it on my lap.
Trudy,
Would you... By any chance, go to the SlugClub Christmas Party with me?
It's fine if you say no, I'll get somebody else to go with me.
Neville.

I blushed and Ginny appeared.
"Trudy! Have you heard? Neville and Harry got into a fight!" Ginny stammered, her hair windswept. "Well, more like Harry's picking on Neville." She sighed as she grabbed her breath.
"Hi, Ginny." Harry smiled.
"Hi." She whispered, running off. "Well, come on then !" She demanded. I got to my feet and got out of the shaky boat. My feet sprinted after her and I saw the large crowds gathered in the Courtyard corridors. I pushed my way through the crowd. I got my wand out of my holder and went over to eville who was confronted by all my ex-best friends. Lotti, Annie, Marcus. even Aaron was there, throwing spells at Neville.
"What the Bloody Baron is going on?" I yelled. Harry who was at the head of the formation, laughed at me. "What?" I demanded.
"Sticking up for your boyfriend?" He laughed. I nodded with a smug smile. This furied Harry and he raised his wand.
"Expelliarmus!" Ginny said from the crowd. Harrys wand went flying towards her.
"Furnunculus!" I yelled at Harry. His face swelled and the boils began to appear. He couldn't do anything back.
"Incendio!" Lotti and Marcus threw at me. I growled and attacked back.
"Aguamenti!" I screamed over the roar of the flames.
"Sectumsempra!" Aaron yelled at me and Neville from the blustering noises of fire and water. I was knocked back and had taken Nevilles hit for him. I lay on the hot ground, gasping for air as blood poured from my sides. I flinched and spluttered, writhing in complete agony.
"You bastards! What hell was that for?" Seamus bawled from the crowds.
"THAT WAS TOO FAR!" Neville argued. I blacked out.

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