Gryffindor Common Room -- Open

[enchante_violet]

Pansy had never felt so odd at Hogwarts, not even when she had sat under the Sorting Hat, as she now did going to the Gryffindor common room at curfew. She returned from the library and gave back every curious or nasty glance as she joined the informal queue in front of the portrait. Once inside, she paused to view the room, having decided she

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[divinepatil]

Neville had been pretty distant to everyone staying pretty much to himself. When he wasn't in his dorm he had been in class. The only person he had talked to had been Gabrielle at dinner when they sat at the Ravenclaw table.

He had decided that the four walls of his dorm were starting to close in on him, and he would go down to the common room to sit beside the fire. No one really talked to him if he didn't initiate it unless it was a close friend. Those seemed to be dwindling at the moment.

He walked slowly down the stairs and vaguely looked around the room for Zed. They could sit in silence and study or just think without feeling uncomfortable with each other. He did not see him, though. It wasn't until he got by the fire and the chairs and tables that he spotted Pansy drawing in her sketch book. He decided not to disturb her plus he didn't feel much like conversation so he went to the seat closest to the fire and sat down on the floor and leaned his back against it rather then sit in it.

[divinepatil]

"I don't know if I would despise myself, but I certainly wouldn't want to be that way for to long. I mean this year after what happened last year I have changed considerably. I mean I may still be the same Neville, but I do know that if I try hard enough I can succeed even in doing my wand work and potions. Before I didn't even think that. You know maybe if you guys could ever see to not have hard feelings about Harry teaching you DADA you guys could join the DA. I know it helped me a lot last year."

[enchante_violet]

Pansy thought back to the past six years, and specifically fifth year when Umbridge had tried to take over the school, with the eager assistannce of certain Slytherins, herself included.

She wasn't ashamed of her choice because one had to make decisions to get ahead in life. But she found it to be a different world this year.

"But would Harry accept any of us joining?"

[divinepatil]

Neville drooped his head. Barely able to be seen he shook his head then looked back up to Pansy.

"Probably not sad as that is for me to say. Though maybe that could change depending on the mediation talks. Then again with Castro coming out of the hospital tomorrow who know what may happen. Thats what scares me the most. I mean the Slytherins wont want to compromise let alone talk to the Gryffindors if they get attacked again. I wouldn't blame them either." His eyes were soft and his expression sad.

[enchante_violet]

"I don't understand why he hasn't even gotten some sort of detention for what he did. You see, that doesn't help either. You can bet if a Slytherin put a spell on someone outside Gryffindor, even a tiny one, they would be in trouble. I swear, I'm almost tempted to try it and see if I'm right."