"Oh come on, it's not as though you put that much effort into it anyway," Harry said clapping Neville on the back. Neville looked down at his Charms assignment grade and sighed. It was easy for people like Potter; success seemed to come easily to him. Neville had worked really hard on that homework but not matter how hard he tried; he always seemed to miss the point somehow. Now he would have to re-do the assignment while everyone else was having fun. He muttered a response to Harry, who had already cleared off with Ron and Hermione, in search of someone else to laugh at no doubt.
Neville folded the assignment in half and strode off down the corridor, wondering again at what Harry had said. Maybe he'd said it to try and cheer him up but his words had bitten deeper than Neville would ever admit. He shook his head, clearing the blow away. There was only one thing for it, he would have to have another go at this assignment and get a better mark than Harry, maybe even Hermione. He snorted, maybe not! Still, he would improve and that would surely remove the sting of his friend's words.