Hi everyone! This is my new story, which would not rest until it was on paper. I'm a big fan of NevillexLuna, I always thought they should have ended up together, so this is my take on it.

I know some things don't happen in the same order here as they do in the book/film but my most important thing was Neville and Luna and their relationship, so just stick with it.

I have another chapter nearly ready to upload if you like this story

Enjoy

~ CHAPTER ONE ~

THE BATTLE OF HOGWARTS

He had lost sight of her and didn't know what to do. The girl he loved had been beside him when the Battle had begun; when Harry had first entered Hogwarts to announce they had to find a Horcrux and destroy it. She had been beside him when Snape had fled, and she had been his main inspiration for running as fast as he had done when the bridge had been destroyed before the Death Eaters came, and now, in the heat of battle, he had lost her and was terrified he would never see her again.

Neville Longbottom had lost Luna Lovegood; he hadn't seen her in what felt like forever and he had no idea where she was or even whether she was still alive, and this was something that worried him greatly. Neville had always loved Luna, ever since he had set his eyes on her on the Hogwarts Express, when he had forgotten his own name and she had been reading The Quibbler upside down whilst wearing Spectrospecs. From that moment on they had grown closer, both content in their isolation as outcasts, as they found a friend in each other that knew exactly how the other one felt.

Neville had just seen Ron and Hermione, just saved them in fact by killing Nagini, Voldemort's snake, and inadvertently destroying a Horcrux, something which he didn't know. Ron and Hermione were holding each other like Neville wanted to hold Luna; they had obviously just discovered their love for each other, when they were surrounded by death. Seeing this triggered something inside Neville, which he didn't know was there until he killed the snake and saw Ron and Hermione together; a courage that was beyond anything he had felt in the past, and also a longing to find love and show everyone that he could be something more than someone they had laughed at in the past.

With all this in mind Neville was currently running around the castle trying to find Luna, without much success. He was still holding the Sword of Gryffindor in one hand and his wand in the other, firing random spells in the direction of Death Eaters; his brain worrying more and more about the blonde beauty who had captured his heart as time went on.

"Hey Harry!" shouted Neville over the noise around them, as he ran into Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley who were running in the opposite direction to everyone else.

"Hey Neville, heard you killed the snake, well done!" yelled Harry, shooting a curse towards Bellatrix Lestrange who was approaching the three teenagers.

"Yeah," shouted Neville, his tone sounding more excitable than he'd intended it to "listen have you seen Luna?"

"She was making her way towards the Astronomy Tower last time I saw her," bellowed Harry, as he, Neville and Ginny all sent curses rocketing towards a masked Death Eater who had a group of first years cornered "why?"

"I've got to tell her Harry," yelled Neville, smiling "I'm in love with her, mad about her, and I figure, we could be about to die, what better time to let her know?"

"Try the Astronomy Tower," called a bewildered Harry, although Neville had already turned and began to run "good luck!"

Neville left Harry and Ginny before Harry had even stopped talking; every second was crucial in finding Luna and he knew it, he had to get to the Astronomy Tower. Neville did not know if Luna was in the Astronomy Tower, but it felt like a good place to start, it was the only lead he had.

Neville ran like he had never done before; everything around him blurred and he saw nothing but Luna as his goal; that was all he could focus on. Hogwarts was falling around Neville, being torn apart by curses as people; Death Eaters and students alike succumbed to the inevitable and pointless death that war brought with it, and Neville ran past it all, lucky to avoid every curse fired in his direction. It was only when Neville reached the foot of the spiralling staircase that led to the Astronomy Tower that he was able to catch his breath for a second. However all of a sudden Neville heard the worst sound in the world; Luna's scream, a sound that ripped through him like a knife through the chest. Hearing that sound only served to make Neville worry more than he already was and caused him to bound up the stairs at such a high speed that he nearly tripped a couple of times, and seemed to cut out five steps with each stride he took. Neville was also aware that at some point during the Battle he had injured his ankle; potentially sprained it, however the pain this had once caused him had now been long forgotten, as all Neville wanted was to get to Luna.

Neville rounded the corner and entered the Astronomy Tower, terrified by what he saw in front of him. Luna was cowering, curled up on the floor, shaking, sobbing and obviously hurt; her wand nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile Amycus Carrow was towering over her, his wand raised.

"No one's coming to save you, pretty one," he leered, in a tone which made Neville's skin crawl "which means I can have some fun, Crucio!"

Luna screamed again and even in the dim light Neville could see tears streaming down her face, as his heart broke for her. The seconds after the curse had hit Luna and before Neville reacted, seemed to turn to hours both for Luna and Neville. The pain of the curse soared through Luna's veins like white-hot fire that she could not escape. She tried to focus on something other than the pain, but it was impossible, and through her bleary eyes she could see the man who would surely now become her killer, something which filled her with fear. However, at the last second as the curse hit her, but before the pain did, Luna had spotted Neville entering the Tower; she watched as his face contorted in pain as he saw her crying on the floor and being tortured, and she hoped that he had come to save her. Amycus Carrow was too preoccupied with making Luna suffer to notice Neville, and Luna hoped that this would continue and Neville would react as soon as he possibly could.

In the seconds and milliseconds that followed Neville finally seeing Luna and also after the second Cruciatus Curse hit Luna, both friends were hit with a wave of memories of each other and their friendship. The first memory that came to them both was their first meeting on the Hogwarts Express in Neville's fifth year, where he had been so struck by Luna that he had consequently forgotten his own name. It had been a simple meeting for both Luna and Neville, but even at that early stage they had noticed something in each other; a certain isolation from the rest of the world, which would ultimately bring them together in the future as friends.

Next in the barrage of memories came the Hogsmeade trip to meet Harry, Ron and Hermione to discuss what would become Dumbledore's Army. Both Luna and Neville had spent the entire day together, walked to and from the castle together in the snow, laughing and joking as they both had difficulty keeping their balance, and also as everyone else walked past them giving them strange looks, as they usually did. Neville had brought Luna a butterbeer from The Three Broomsticks and they had talked for ages, just getting to know each other better. Neville had never had much money; he and his grandmother had never really had a regular income, but he knew about manners, manners cost him nothing, and he had always been taught that men should buy drinks for women, which is why he had brought Luna a butterbeer, something which she had greatly appreciated at the time, and even now. Neville and Luna had even looked around the shops together and they had been some of the first people to sign up to Dumbledore's Army, knowing not only that it meant they were learning to defend themselves, but also that it meant they would be able to spend more time together. Neville and Luna had both been struck by each other when they first met, however, the day they spent in Hogsmeade just confirmed to both of them that they were kindred spirits in a way because they understood each other in a way that no one else did.

After this, there followed the memories of the meetings with the rest of Dumbledore's Army. Luna and Neville always ended up partnering together, partly because no one else wanted to work with them, but also because they just liked spending time with each other. Luna had been there the first time Neville had successfully Disarmed someone and she had been the first to congratulate him. Neville had been the first to see Luna's Patronus take the form of a hare, and more often than not they had stayed behind at the end of the Dumbledore's Army meetings, practicing more and sometimes just talking. It was this that inspired the next memory that hit the friends during the seemingly endless milliseconds which they were apart. Not long after Christmas during Neville's fifth and Luna's fourth year, they had both stayed being after another meeting of Dumbledore's Army, initially to practice Stunning spells. They had both Stunned each other during the meeting and Neville had helped Luna up and made sure she was all right, much like he did during their extended practice session. However, soon they both could not concentrate on the spells and simply settled on the cushions on the floor, just talking.

They had talked for hours, until the early morning sun had flowed through the small windows, just getting to know each other and in the end telling each other things that no one else knew about them. Neville had told Luna about his parents Frank and Alice Longbottom and how they had been tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange, and Luna had in turn told Neville about her mum, who had died whilst experimenting with spells when Luna was nine. There had been a few tears shed by both of the friends that night, but they had in turn comforted each other and also managed to talk about things that made them happy as well. As the sun hit their faces, Neville and Luna only then became aware of the time, but still, they both seemed unwilling to leave each other, given all the personal secrets they had just shared. Instead of leaving her, Neville had accompanied Luna down to the edge of the Forbidden Forest as she fed the Thestrals, again they had talked; their only audience being the Thestrals which they had both always been able to see, before they both walked up to the castle together, finally leaving each other's company after sharing a long hug and a few more kind words.

The night of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries was the next momentary memory flash in the milliseconds that followed the Cruciatus Curse hitting Luna. Neville had tried to protect Luna that night; but instead they had both been dragged to Professor Umbridge's office along with Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. Somehow they had ended up deciding to go to the Department of Mysteries and flying there on Thestrals. They had met the Death Eaters there and battled together, both of them protecting the other and mercifully both ending up with only minor injuries on that night where they had been surrounded by death for the first time in a long time. They had spent the night in the hospital wing, separated from Ron and Hermione who had far more serious injuries and so needed monitoring more closely. Both Neville and Luna couldn't sleep, and soon enough they were both sat together on Neville's bed, just talking, confiding their fears about the upcoming war to each other, sharing their experiences of the night they had just experienced and also reassuring each other that in the end everything would be all right. Eventually, Neville remembered how Luna had fallen asleep in a very odd position on the end of his bed and he did not have the heart to wake her until the next morning, when once again they had sat talking.

Luna and Neville had once again met on the Hogwarts Express in September, and that year had brought more moments where they had cemented their friendship and also their feelings for one another. They had spent time together at Professor Slughorn's Christmas party where Neville was a waiter and Luna had accompanied Harry until he had disappeared mysteriously, leaving her to talk to Neville, which of course she didn't mind. They had worried together about Harry, after he and Dumbledore had disappeared and they had both been some of the first students to see Dumbledore's body after he had been killed by Professor Snape. Luna had cried upon seeing Dumbledore's body; even Neville had tears in his eyes, but he still held Luna in his arms, remaining strong for her, as it became clear to all of them that Hogwarts would never be the same again. Luna and Neville had attended Dumbledore's funeral together, and this was the next memory they saw. They remembered how they had sat together, and how Neville had held Luna's hand in his own larger one in an effort to comfort her. They had both been slightly bashful about this at first but had soon relaxed and were both glad of the company and comfort.

Neville's seventh year brought no Harry, Ron or Hermione, and these were the memories that hit Neville and Luna next. Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff all amalgamated together into one house, all against Slytherin and the Death Eaters who had taken over the school. This had worked out well for Neville and Luna as it meant they were spending more time together and also that they had been able to reform Dumbledore's Army to help students be able to defend themselves. Both Neville and Luna were hit by memories of that year, both good and bad, including lessons with the Carrow siblings where Neville and Luna had refused to practice the Cruciatus Curse on first years and people in detention, and had both been punished for it. Both of them ended up with a black eye, despite Neville's best attempts to protect Luna and take the punishment for her, but they had looked after each other, been each other's source of strength in an increasingly scary environment. The next memory that hit Neville and Luna was Luna getting taken to Malfoy Manor; Neville remembered hearing Luna screaming as the Death Eaters dragged her away, as he knew there was nothing he could do without risking harming Luna further; he tried to run after her but he was just hit by a curse stopping him from leaving the Hogwarts grounds. The days and weeks without Luna went slowly, but Neville remembered getting a message from her one day telling him she was fine and that she would be back soon. Sure enough, next Neville was greeted by a memory of a girl with long, dirty blonde hair entering Hogwarts once again. Neville had been in the Great Hall with the rest of the school at the time and suddenly the door opened; no one was ever late for meals now so the whole school turned around in curiosity. Neville spotted Luna and they ran for each other, both oblivious to the shocked faces of everyone around them as Neville reached Luna first and they both threw their arms around each other; Neville lifting Luna off her feet slightly as he whispered into her hair how glad he was she was all right. Neville remembered how close he had been to telling Luna how he felt then, but something had stopped him, it just didn't feel right, especially as he and Luna had had to run out of the Great Hall pretty quickly after their greeting, as they had managed to annoy the Carrows; however Neville did remember a slight smile gracing Professor McGonagall's face when she saw them both.

That was the last memory which materialised itself in the seconds during which Luna screamed as the Cruciatus Curse coursed through her veins, and Neville was brought back to reality with a jolt. In reality, the memories had only lasted a second or two at most but to both Neville and Luna it had felt like an eternity, filled with both pain and uncertainty. All Neville knew once he was back in reality was that he had to save Luna; Amycus Carrow was not going to stop torturing her, and he could not lose another person to the Cruciatus Curse as he had done his parents, he would not let it happen. With that in mind, Neville took a deep breath to calm himself and raised his wand as he quietly stepped forward.

"Expelliarmus!" he shouted.

Amycus Carrow did not have time to react as he wand flew out of his raised hand, therefore breaking the Curse that had overcome Luna, who simply crumpled to the floor in tears. Amycus Carrow turned around, his eyes red, blazing with fury as he regarded Neville, who matched his angry expression, as he leapt and caught the wand before his opponent could do so.

"You!" roared Carrow fiercely.

"Yeah me," said Neville in a strong, confident voice, which he hoped did not betray how scared he genuinely was "step away from Luna or I will hex you into oblivion."

"You won't," sneered Amycus, stepping closer to Neville in a threatening manner "you don't have the bottle."

"I would," said Neville fiercely, matching the former Professor's step with his own as they both began slowly circling the room with Neville inching his way closer to Luna until he was stood in front of her "your quarrel has always been with me, not Luna."

"Give me my wand Longbottom!" shouted Carrow, anger getting the better of him.

"No," said Neville simply "although I have wanted to do this for a very long time. Stupefy!"

Neville used both wands to conjure the Stunning Spells, both of which hit Amycus Carrow directly in the chest before he could even flinch or attempt to defend himself. As the spells hit, the Death Eater was thrown backwards with unbelievable force, so much so that he was thrown into a wall with a resounding bang! before he hit the floor, crumpling into a pathetic heap; which was something that gave Neville great satisfaction, especially given what Amycus Carrow had done to Luna.

Neville glanced quickly back at Luna who watched him from her position on the floor with big grey eyes full of tears. Neville wanted to make sure Amycus Carrow was incapacitated before he spent time looking after Luna, simply because this was the safest thing to do, but he could not leave Luna when she looked as vulnerable as she did at the moment. Therefore Neville walked backwards towards her, never taking his eyes off the motionless figure on the other side of the Astronomy Tower, before kneeling down next to her and taking her hand in his.

"I'm not going anywhere," he whispered to Luna, in his Northern accent, which she found to be very therapeutic and reassuring "I'm just going to go and make sure he won't bother you again then I'll come back to you all right?"

Luna nodded and Neville smiled before gently squeezing her hand and getting up, crossing the circular room until he was closer to Amycus Carrow, who still hadn't stirred from the double Stunning spells which hit him. Despite this, Neville did not want to take chances; he knew how dangerous the Carrows could be, he had experienced it firsthand. As a result of this, Neville knew he had to incapacitate Amycus further, to give him more time to make sure Luna was all right.

"Petrificus Totalus!" called Neville, using both wands to cast dual spells, as he had done before.

Neville watched as the already motionless figure of Amycus Carrow was overcome by the Body Bind Curse. Neville knew the Death Eater was only Stunned and locked into a frozen position, but it still scared him the power he had over the former Professor on the floor before him. Despite this initial fear about the power the wands gave him, Neville knew he wasn't going to use the Unforgiveable Curses on the Death Eater, as this would be an insult to what his parents and Luna had been through. However, Neville knew that he had to incapacitate Amycus Carrow further, so that he could spend as much time as possible caring for Luna.

"Incarcerous," said Neville calmly, using both wands once again.

Ropes erupted from both wands, and Neville slowly guided them until they had wrapped themselves around the still form of Amycus Carrow, making sure that he would not be able to move for the near future; although Neville was still going to keep hold of both wands just in case the curses wore off quicker than he expected. With the Death Eater lying on the floor, Stunned, frozen into an uncomfortable position and tied up, Neville felt confident enough to turn his back on his opponent as he ran back to Luna, who also hadn't moved from the position she had been in earlier.

"Luna?" questioned Neville kindly as he knelt down beside her crumpled form on the floor of the Astronomy Tower.

"N-Neville?" asked Luna, her dreamy voice shaking with tears and fear, as she tried to raise herself up into a sitting position and gasped in pain "is that you?"

"Of course it's me," said Neville gently "I'm so glad you recognise me! I thought I'd lost you like I did my parents. How long had he been doing that to you?"

"I don't know," said Luna, sounding very vulnerable as she tried to sit up again and whimpered in pain.

"Don't try and move too suddenly," said Neville calmly, as he moved some of Luna's hair out of her eyes "I'll help you, but first you need a wand, where's yours?"

"He broke it," whispered Luna, fresh tears falling down her cheeks "it was my mother's and he broke it."

"I'm so sorry," said Neville, wiping a stray tear away from Luna's cheeks, glad that she didn't flinch away from him "we'll get you another one. I know that doesn't really help though, but it's the best I can do at the moment."

"Thank you," whispered Luna "what about now though? Surely I need a wand now?"

"You do," said Neville, who hated what he had to do now "and I'm afraid the only wand I have to give you is Carrow's; it's the last wand you want, I know that, but stick with me and you shouldn't have to use it, it's just as a last resort."

"You'll look after me?" asked Luna, desperately seeking reassurance as she grasped Neville's hand.

"Of course I will," said Neville smiling gently "I don't want to lose you Luna, I've never been more scared than when I couldn't find you or when I heard you scream; I'm not going to let you go again."

"Thank you," whispered Luna, managing a small, watery smile "I'll have to find some way to repay you for saving my life."

"Seeing you smile is repayment enough," whispered Neville softly "do you want me to help you stand up? We probably do need to start thinking about moving if you can."

"Please," said Luna gratefully.

With that, Neville slowly wrapped his arm around Luna's shoulders, gently helping her to sit up, earning a few gasps of pain from the small girl next to him, which tore through him as he tried to reassure her. Eventually, with Neville's help, Luna was sitting up against a wall, with Neville kneeling in front of her, smiling slightly.

"You all right to try standing now?" asked Neville, being careful not to push Luna to do too much too fast.

"I think so," said Luna, shaking slightly "can you help me?"

Neville nodded and before Luna could attempt to get herself to her feet Neville had gently wrapped his arm underneath her knees and around her back, and slowly picked her up, earning not a gasp of pain, but one of surprise. Luna grasped Neville's shirt quickly as she felt herself being lifted off the floor and rested her head on his chest as she got used to the sensation of being in the air; something which made Neville smile to himself. Neville knew, as he adjusted Luna's feather-like weight in his arms that a few years ago he would not have been able to do this; puberty had been kind to him he knew that, he was now taller, had slimmed down a lot and was now a lot more confident in himself in both his attitude and his body, a lot of which he attributed to Luna.

"I'm going to put you down so you're standing up Luna," said Neville "I won't let go of you though until you're balanced; just grab me if you need to."

Luna nodded slightly nervously even though she trusted Neville completely as Neville gently started lowering her down again until her feet were on the ground. This felt like a very odd sensation to Luna and it took her a second to be able to put any weight on them at all, but true to his word, Neville did not let her go, he simply brought the arm that had been supporting her legs up so it was level with his other arm, and he was essentially holding her around the middle until she got used to having weight on her legs again and he knew she wasn't hurt.

"You all right now?" asked Neville worriedly, after a few seconds during which Luna seemed to have regained her balance.

"Yeah," said Luna, feeling slightly breathless at being in Neville's arms, as she had fallen in love with him a while ago "let me just try standing on my own while you're around."

Neville smiled and released Luna regretfully from his hold, immediately feeling a lot more at ease once he saw the fact she was able to stand on her own, although she did look a bit unsteady at first. Once she was steady on her feet Luna looked up at Neville who was smiling down at her; Luna had fallen for him long ago, but even she had to admit that he had grown up a lot in the years she had known him and become attractive in not only his personality, which to Luna he had been before anyway, but also his looks as well. Neville had grown taller and slimmed down, and now had big strong arms, which Luna had felt safe in, only moments ago, and he had always been kind and funny, which was something that attracted Luna to him most of all. All of a sudden Neville pulled Luna into him for a hug, being careful not to hurt her even more; something which Luna gladly returned.

"I'm so glad you're all right," Neville whispered so quietly he wasn't sure Luna had heard him, but she did.

Soon they both disengaged from the embrace, but kept hold of each other's hands. Despite the war raging below them, they suddenly didn't notice the chaos; all they saw was each other, grey eyes met green ones and their breath caught in their throats, as they could do nothing more but gaze at each other and listen to their own heartbeats, waiting for something to break the silence.

"Luna, I…" said Neville nervously, although he never broke eye contact with the girl in front of him "I…"

"Shh," said Luna dreamily, putting her finger to Neville's lips in an extraordinary move of confidence "I know Neville, I do too."

"You do?" asked Neville, the desperation and relief in his voice taking over, as he grinned happily.

"I do," confirmed Luna "but we have a war to win first, so let's leave that unfinished sentence as it is for now, I want to hear it when we're both happy, when we're both all right."

"But what if we're not all right?" said Neville sadly.

"We will be, we're through the hardest bit," said Luna confidently, making Neville believe her instantly "and then I want to hear the end of that sentence and know what would happen after."

Neville chuckled warmly and hugged Luna once again, not wanting to let her go, neither of them wanting to go back to the madness in the castle below, but knowing they had to at the same time. Neville kept hold of Luna's hand as they walked down the stairs from the Astronomy Tower together, grabbing the wands and the Sword of Gryffindor on the way. Neville did not let go of Luna at all when they got down the stairs, he couldn't bear the thought of losing her again and he just wanted to keep her as close to him as he possible could. The scene they came back to was much different to the one they had left behind; this much was immediately obvious to both Neville and Luna. Instead of curses being fired left, right and centre, instead people were gathered in little clusters, mostly surrounding bodies. Neville located Ron, Hermione and the rest of the Weasleys, noticing that they seemed to be gathered around a body as well, and it was only then that Neville noticed that there was only one Weasley Twin standing; with one ear, which meant that if Neville was correct, Fred had fallen in the Battle, which was something that filled him with anger.

All of a sudden there was a cheer which erupted from the courtyard outside. No one knew what this was, but as predicted there was a sudden rush to get out to the courtyard; led of course by Ron and Hermione, who were obviously trying to look for Harry, whom neither Neville nor Luna had seen. Neville and Luna simply followed everyone else out of the castle and into the courtyard, both limping ever so slightly and holding onto each other, partly because of the pain they were in and also because they didn't want to lose each other after their newly discovered feelings. When they got outside they were greeted by the sight of Voldemort and his Death Eaters walking towards them accompanied by Hagrid, who was tied up and carrying Harry, who looked very still, in his arms. Neville gasped as he heard Ginny scream and felt Luna lean into him, a small sob escaping her lips. Instinctively Neville wrapped his arms around her; both in an effort to cheer her up and at the same time protect her from the evil which now seemed to have taken over the world. Neville watched as Draco Malfoy walked over to the line of Death Eaters, seemingly unwillingly to join his parents and he heard Voldemort asking for people to step forward and join his ranks. All of a sudden Neville felt his legs working of their own accord, as to his own and Luna's shock he stepped forward in front of everyone else, knowing it wasn't to join Voldemort, but to take his place as someone who mattered in the world.

"Well I must say," sneered Voldemort, watching Neville limp forward "I had hoped for better, and who might you be young man?"

"Neville Longbottom," answered Neville, speaking directly to Voldemort as he looked at the laughing Death Eaters, in particular the sneering face of Bellatrix Lestrange "I'd like to say something. It doesn't matter that Harry's gone, people die every day; friends, family, yeah we lost Harry tonight, but he's still with us, in here, so is Fred, Remus, Tonks; all of them. They didn't die in vain, but you will, because you're wrong! Harry's heart did beat for us, all of us, it's not over!"

The next thing Neville knew Harry had rolled out of Hagrid's arms landed on the floor and shot a spell at Voldemort. Voldemort fought back, but he was now mortal as the Killing Curse he had hit Harry with in the forest hadn't worked and Narcissa Malfoy had lied to him, so once Harry Disarmed him and lunged for the Elder Wand, he was able to kill Voldemort with one spell, which he did. No one other than Harry would know exactly what had happened in the forest and with Narcissa Malfoy for a while yet, but the cheering of his friends and family, and knowing that Voldemort's body had hit the ground like the mortal man he had become, was enough satisfaction for Harry.

"Couldn't have done it without you Neville!" called Harry over the noise of his friends "now I think there's someone waiting for you over there."

Neville's face broke into a huge grin as he turned around, leaving Harry to run to Ginny. Neville meanwhile, saw only Luna Lovegood in his eye line and he ran to her, ignoring the now searing pain in his ankle. Soon he and Luna reached each other and like he had done earlier that year, Neville simply whisked her off her feet and pulled her into his arms for a massive hug.

"I thought you were leaving me," said Luna, speaking into Neville's shoulder, as he was a bit taller than her.

"Never!" said Neville, pulling back to look into Luna's eyes "now I believe I owe you the rest of a sentence. Luna, I love you."

"I love you too Neville," said Luna smiling hugely.

With that, Neville took the lead with a remarkably courageous move, even given everything he had just done, he captured Luna's lips with his own for their first kiss, both as individual people and as a couple at the same time. Luna's lips were soft, while Neville's were slightly chapped, however together they were a perfect match and there was none of the awkwardness that would have usually symbolised a first kiss, as they both slowly deepened it, pulling each other even closer, if that was possible. Soon they broke apart to find they were the only ones still left in the courtyard, but they didn't mind, they were just happy to have discovered their new love in the aftermath of war, and with that they walked back to the castle, hand in hand.

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