For Jules....
Because aggiebell90 has had some rough few days and because her prompts attakingitinturns inspired me, I've begun writing a piece based on those prompts. It's titled "To All the Boys" and is a series of vignettes dedicated to the boys that Ginny has liked and loved in her life. The first, of course, is Neville. Since Julie is a Neville fan-girl, I thought I'd share it to bring a little sunshine into her life.
PS--I'm making this public so if you know any other Neville fans, they can read it, too, so please feel free to share....
So here we are
All the Boys: Neville ...
1. Neville
Ginny paused when she heard the giggling behind her, bending to "tie her shoe" but paying more attention to those ninnies behind her.
"Did you hear who she's going to Yule Ball with?"
"I know! She's going with Neville! He's such a clod."
"She must be so pathetically desperate to go that she'd go with the scum of the castle."
That was enough for her. Neville didn't deserve to have people talk about him like that behind his back. While he definitely wasn't her first choice of escorts, she was enough of a friend to him to accept. Ginny stood up and marched back the way she'd come, straight toward the three girls.
As they saw Ginny, their mouths clamped shut and they smiled fakely at her.
"I'll be sure to tell you all about the Yule Ball when I get back. Because, well, the only way you'll experience the ball is from those of us who were actually asked. So while you're up in the common room, bawling your eyes out because no one asked you, I'll be spinning and dancing the night away. Who knows, maybe I'll be the last one to leave the floor," she said with a great amount of satisfaction, smiling as the three looked at her with open mouths and their egos smashed just a tiny bit.
When the night of the Yule Ball came around, Ginny joined Hermione in the Fourth Year dormitory room. Lavender helped her with a little make-up and Parvati helped curl her hair. Truth be told, Ginny didn't really like what Parvati did, mostly due to the fact that she was Harry's date that night.
"I'm going down," Ginny announced. "Neville and I want to do some people-watching. Thanks for all your help." She smiled and descended the stairs down into the common room, where a nervous gathering of Gryffindors in dress robes stood nervously. Dean and Seamus stood to one side, where the former was shuffling his feet while the former tugged at his neck. She craned her head to find Ron or one of her other brothers, but they weren't there. She really wanted them to see how she looked, bringing home the fact that she was becoming a young woman and not just their little sister.
"Hey, Ginny, you look great!" came Neville's voice.
Ginny smiled as he came toward her and at the bottom of the stairs, took his hand. "You don't look so bad yourself!" She was telling the truth. He wore black dress robes that fit him well and his tie and waistcoat were a smart red brocade. He looked rather dashing. His blush made him look rather cute.
"Shall we go?" he asked as he twirled her around.
"Absolutely!"
As the two of them made their way across the common room and then down the grand stairs that led into the Entrance Hall, Ginny knew that she'd made the right choice to accept his invitation.
So here we are
All the Boys: Neville ...
1. Neville
Ginny paused when she heard the giggling behind her, bending to "tie her shoe" but paying more attention to those ninnies behind her.
"Did you hear who she's going to Yule Ball with?"
"I know! She's going with Neville! He's such a clod."
"She must be so pathetically desperate to go that she'd go with the scum of the castle."
That was enough for her. Neville didn't deserve to have people talk about him like that behind his back. While he definitely wasn't her first choice of escorts, she was enough of a friend to him to accept. Ginny stood up and marched back the way she'd come, straight toward the three girls.
As they saw Ginny, their mouths clamped shut and they smiled fakely at her.
"I'll be sure to tell you all about the Yule Ball when I get back. Because, well, the only way you'll experience the ball is from those of us who were actually asked. So while you're up in the common room, bawling your eyes out because no one asked you, I'll be spinning and dancing the night away. Who knows, maybe I'll be the last one to leave the floor," she said with a great amount of satisfaction, smiling as the three looked at her with open mouths and their egos smashed just a tiny bit.
When the night of the Yule Ball came around, Ginny joined Hermione in the Fourth Year dormitory room. Lavender helped her with a little make-up and Parvati helped curl her hair. Truth be told, Ginny didn't really like what Parvati did, mostly due to the fact that she was Harry's date that night.
"I'm going down," Ginny announced. "Neville and I want to do some people-watching. Thanks for all your help." She smiled and descended the stairs down into the common room, where a nervous gathering of Gryffindors in dress robes stood nervously. Dean and Seamus stood to one side, where the former was shuffling his feet while the former tugged at his neck. She craned her head to find Ron or one of her other brothers, but they weren't there. She really wanted them to see how she looked, bringing home the fact that she was becoming a young woman and not just their little sister.
"Hey, Ginny, you look great!" came Neville's voice.
Ginny smiled as he came toward her and at the bottom of the stairs, took his hand. "You don't look so bad yourself!" She was telling the truth. He wore black dress robes that fit him well and his tie and waistcoat were a smart red brocade. He looked rather dashing. His blush made him look rather cute.
"Shall we go?" he asked as he twirled her around.
"Absolutely!"
As the two of them made their way across the common room and then down the grand stairs that led into the Entrance Hall, Ginny knew that she'd made the right choice to accept his invitation.