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FIC: Looking Forward (Neville, Gen)

Feb 09, 2009 09:25

Title: Looking Forward
Author: shiiki
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Neville Longbottom, Hannah Abbott, Gen (Neville/Hannah if you squint)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Word Count: 954

Summary: Right after the Final Battle, the DA get drunk. Fortunately for Neville, Hannah's experienced in taking care of hangovers.

Notes: Written for magikcat112's prompt: Neville and ( Read more... )

fic_pairing: [gen], 2009!fic, fic_character: [hannah abbott], fic_fandom: [harry potter], fic_character: [neville longbottom], fic_pairing: [neville/hannah], fic_length: [ficlet]

Comments 2

magikcat112 February 9 2009, 04:15:00 UTC

I loved the beautiful place you took this! It has the bittersweet quality of what after the battle must have been like -- happiness. grief, shock all wrapped into one.

Proving this point, he gets up and Dumbledore's Army looks to him, expectantly waiting to follow his lead.

This line struck out at me, because it really defines how greatly the DA looked to Neville for direction, even after the battle. And his worry about Hannah also defines what kind of leader he must have been.

She looks like a flower, newly sprung from a bud, face turned towards the sun. Looking at her round, beaming face, Neville can't help thinking that the future they fought for is bound to be beautiful.

Such a fantastic last line. It not only wraps up not only this story, but the entire year that they must have gone through.

I loved it!

shiiki February 9 2009, 12:16:31 UTC

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked the last line especially - I got stuck for a while trying to end it until it came along.

I think Neville really has the greatest potential for off-the-scenes character development in the books. It's a pity we never got to see more of what happened at Hogwarts while the trio were away! (Although on the bright side, it gives us fanficcers more scope to play with!)