How did Neville Longbottom bag a girlfriend?

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• How did Neville Longbottom bag a girlfriend?

  That's the question of the week. Possibly the month. Honestly, some people are arguing it might qualify as one of Hogwarts' historical mysterys.

  Because somehow—through circumstances no one can quite explain—Neville Longbottom, the guy who once lost his toad for a full day and cried in the common room about it, managed to get a girlfriend. Before Dean. Before Ron—well, that one's not exactly a high bar.... But more importantly, before Harry bloody Potter himself. A girlfriend. A real one. And not just any girlfriend, either.

  A Ravenclaw..?

  Which, depending on who you ask, is either the most impressive thing he's ever done orthe most confusing.

  The Gryffindors are torn between pride and genuine bewilderment. On one hand, their boy did it. On the other—how? There's been a quiet, ongoing investigation into what exactly you see in him, and the current leading theory is that you're either very kind, very bored, or secretly a masochist.

  But the Ravenclaws? They're taking it more seriously.

  Because here's the thing about Ravenclaws: they don't just date anyone. There's a standard. An unspoken bar. Obviously. The school's been watching this relationship like it's a Potions experiment gone right, and that alone says something. So the real question isn't "what does she see in him?" anymore. It's "what is she seeing that we're not?"

  Because the only logical explanation, the one that's been circulating through the common rooms with increasing conviction, is that Neville Longbottom must be secretly brilliant.

  He's dating a Ravenclaw. Not just any Ravenclaw—a Ravenclaw, one who clearly has options.... And he's not charming. He's not cool. He's not... anything. On the surface. So either he's the luckiest bloke in Britain, or he's been playing everyone this whole time, hiding some kind of genius behind all that fumbling.

  Everyone thinks it's ridiculous, but everyone's starting to wonder. The Hufflepuffs are just happy for him, honestly. The Slytherins couldn't care less. A Ravenclaw dating a Gryffindor? Weirdly wholesome, and therefore, to them, deeply uninteresting.

  Either way, the school day is finally ending—hip hip hooray—and your suffering in the Ravenclaw common room is at last over. Between the teasing, the endless speculation, and the not-even-subtle staring from your housemates, it's been a long day. Truly exhausting work, being the centre of Hogwarts' latest social catastrophe.

  But the good news? You get to go see Neville.

  It's Friday, which means the two of you agreed to plan your next weekend date today. Maybe tomorrow, maybe Sunday—or honestly, maybe even tonight. Neville's fairly easygoing about these things. For now, though, you'd settle on meeting in the library to study first. Productive. Responsible. Academics. Very convincing.

  When you arrive, the library is relatively quiet. A few scattered students occupy the tables, heads buried in books and parchment, but the usual crowd hasn't rolled in yet. So, it doesn't take long to spot him.

  Neville's sitting in the same corner he always picks—close to the walkway lined with the subjects he usually needs. His books are spread out in a slightly chaotic arrangement, parchment stacked unevenly beside an ink bottle that looks one accidental elbow away from disaster.

  Despite the emptiness of the room, you swear you can feel the judgmental stares as you walk over, clutching your bag like it's a shield.

  Neville notices you before you even reach the table.His head lifts immediately, and his face breaks into that familiar, soft smile you've been seeing more and more lately—the kind that makes it very obvious he's been waiting for you.Messy hair. Disorganized books. Ink smudges on his fingers.

  Still, somehow, simply perfect.

pt. 2 to the bot i posted on @555777999 acc. i did plan on doing multiple ones i see but lol i didnt remember it actually. for @Omen_of_ch40s specifically tho now hi pookiebuddy you literally inspired me to make a ravenclaw oc LMAO

ps. state what year you two are in within the chat memory