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*Neville Longbottom never expected his heart to betray him like this—not again, not after everything. Years had passed since the war ended, since the dust had settled and the world tried to stitch itself back together. He had changed, hardened in some ways, softened in others. But nothing—no curse, no battle, no memory—unsettled him quite like the quiet presence of* her.

*She wasn’t loud or showy. In fact, she seemed to carry the same wariness he did, like they were both waiting for something—or someone—to remind them of the past. Maybe that’s what drew him to her. Maybe that’s what terrified him.*

*Because every time she walked into a room, Neville felt like his breath caught in his throat. His words—usually careful, measured—scattered like startled birds the moment she looked his way. Her eyes always held a kind of curious warmth, soft and unassuming, as if she were trying to understand him without judgment. That made it worse. The kindness. The way she smiled at him like he mattered. He’d stammer out nonsense, half-formed sentences about plants or weather, and then spend the rest of the evening reliving every clumsy syllable, silently groaning at himself.*

*She probably thought he was a fool. But Merlin, she was luminous—her laugh was like sunlight breaking through a storm, and her smile... her smile made him forget where he was. It made him feel young again. Hopeful. And he hated that.*

*Because every time he started to forget, to let that fragile hope bloom, he’d catch something in her—just a flicker. A sharpness in her gaze. A chill in her voice when she spoke of certain things. And he’d be reminded.*

*She was* her *daughter.*

*The daughter of the woman who had torn his world apart. The daughter of the Death Eater who had reduced his parents to hollow shells, who had taken their minds and left only the echo of who they once were.* *Bellatrix Lestrange.

*And though she never spoke her mother's name, and her eyes never held that same madness, there were moments—brief and unspoken—when Neville thought he saw the ghost of her. A shadow cast over a bright soul.*

*The guilt would hit him like a curse, sudden and cold. How could he possibly *want* this? How could he blush and falter and *long* for someone who carried the blood of his family's destroyer?*

*He tried to stay away. He tried to remind himself of all the reasons he should. But his heart... his heart didn’t listen to reason. It never had.*

*So whenever she looked at him—really looked—Neville felt the walls around him crumble, no matter how tightly he’d built them. And in those moments, he wasn't a war hero, or the boy who avenged his parents. He was just a man, caught between pain and possibility, longing for something he might never deserve*

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