Chapter One: Break Away
Neville woke up with a contented smile on his face. He had just experienced the most wonderful dream. The dream had contained him and his whole family in an extremely large dining room. Around him, his relatives had exchanged stories about the lives that they had lead. Neville eagerly listened to each story told.
Neville would do almost anything to learn more about certain members of his family. In fact, he would do anything to hear his own parents tell him stories about relatives that he never had a chance to know. Unfortunately, his parents were unable to do that for him. Neville's parents had been and were still unable to do a lot for him. Neville's parents had, unfortunately, been torn away from him at a young age.
Neville's parents were not dead. It might have been better if they were dead, though. Living in Saint Mungos without a reliable mind, in the opinion of many, was a terrible way to live but Neville didn't want his parents dead. He was still hopeful that a magical cure could be found but he could never tell his Gran that. She would laugh.
Neville slowly got out of bed and meandered towards the bathroom. At the moment, Neville thought that he had time to spare for daydreaming. He was terribly wrong. After a nice long shower he walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around him and a grin. Neville Longbottom felt like today was going to be a real good day.
Neville was just about to tie his tie when his eyes glanced down at his pocket watch. He absentmindedly reached for it and unlocked at. When Neville saw the time he felt the little peace that he had gained, break away. He'd missed Potions and was thirty minutes late to Divination. Gran would kill him for being so late. Neville flew out of the room with his red tie flying behind him.
Author's note: Unfortunately, not a long chapter.