Papers, Plants, and the Herbology Professor -Neville Longbottom

Cactaceae

My pov

"what are you trying to cover up?"Dean asked with a mischievous grin, reaching his hand over, I quickly smacked it away "nothing!" I said a little too quickly and cleared my throat "its nothing"

"No no it definitely something, Ms. Adrienne Campbell never gets defensive like this, show me what's on your neck!" Dean said, moving closer to me to move my hair

"hey hey did your mother ever teach you not to attack the disabled!" I said, pushing him away but not before he was able to move my hair and see the hickey that Neville had left the night before.

"Adrienne do you have a boyfriend you're not telling us about?" Neville said innocently, leaning against the wall

"oh shut up Neville you probably gave it to her! I see the tension between you two" Seamus said, elbowing him

"yes yes because a girl like Adrienne wants a dorky professor" he muttered

"Hey idiot, I'm a dorky professor too" I flicked him in the forehead

"It was just a hookup, I don't" I paused for a second, guilt filling my stomach and throat "I don't have a boyfriend" I smiled "Now are we going to stand here talking about my hickey or are we going to go get lunch? because I am starving"

Dean rolled his eyes "fine, but I'm not letting go of this, I will find out who it was"

I looked at Neville with wide eyes but rolled my eyes and played it off "you never will" I said in a sing-song voice as we headed off to Hogsmeade

Seamus and Dean walked in front of Neville and me. I looked at Neville and then back forward "you didn't need to put yourself down like that. I find you incredibly interesting attractive and endearing" I said in a hushed voice, looking up at him "I really do like you" I smiled softly as he put a hand on the small of my back

"I guess I am still getting used to being the Neville who killed the last Horcrux and not Neville who was scared of his former teacher now coworker" he mumbled, looking at the pair in front of us and quickly kissing my cheek "I really do like you too," he said softly, moving away from me

"what are you two doing back there?" dean said, beginning to walk backwards

"talking about how ugly you are," I said, sticking my tongue out at him

he mimicked me and turned back around, making all of us laugh. "are you two ever going to get along?" Seamus asked

"no," we said at the same time, laughing again. I felt so lucky and content at this moment. I had friends who I got along with well and whose company I very much enjoyed. I had a wonderful boyfriend who loved me fully truly and deeply and a job that was at times, eventful, but I loved it anyway.

We walked into three broomsticks and sat down at a table, where I was beside Neville. I ordered a butter beer as neville put his hand on my knee. I looked at him with a small smile and then back at dean and seamus. dean squinted his eyes at us "hands up"

I lifted my right and and neville lifted both of his with a laugh "other hand too, Campbell"

"hey idiot" I said, lifting my left arm with my right and putting it on the table "it doesn't work"

deans eyes widened "sorry, forgot" I laughed and pulled my arm off the table "I don't know why you're so adamant about us being together" I said, taking a sip of the drink that was put in front of me.

"you guys would be a good couple," he shrugged "plain and simple" he looked at seamus with a fond smile.

"I think I would be too intense for neville." I said, trying to get a rise out of him

"too intense? I killed death eaters and slayed the final horcrux with the sword of Gryffindor and you say you're too intense for me?" he asked, resting his head in his hand as he turned to look at me

"very subtle brag, Longbottom" I sneered with a smile, pointing him in the chest. I looked over his face that had a smug smirk painted on it

he knew i was lying