100 Seconds: Legacy
She's stylish and proud, haughty as hell. Striding down Diagon Alley, men freeze in her wake, gaping while their women glare. People who knew her before murmur that she used to look like a pug - how'd that change? - and the fact is that she stopped caring. Without care, she couldn't sneer so well, and without the sneer, her face doesn't contort. Her family avoided the fallout of the war by not officially taking sides, and now she carries the wealth and status. She's an idol.
She's also acutely aware that he is not. There are more impressive men - Harry Potter, for instance, who trusts him but not as much as he does the Weasley brat - it's about time his family had a hand in something worthwhile.
He is clumsy instead, embarrassingly so. He's obsessed with plants but afraid of nature - and who could blame him, after all he's seen? He even trips on the leg of the table when he rises to meet her.
But it's her that he rises to meet, and that's good enough for her. He's a guarantee of her power - status and goodness and Gryffindor, all wrapped up in a bow.
It's a pretty charming package, really.
Characters: Neville Longbottom, Pansy Parkinson
Prompt: Neville Longbottom. 31. Eris: write about someone who is disliked by others but isn't a Death Eater or other evil character.
Word count: 199