Papers, Plants, and the Herbology Professor -Neville Longbottom

Ficus benjamina

"is there something wrong with the way im dressed now?" I asked, looking at my sweater and skirt

"as much as I adore the way you dress, you look like a grandma" he teased

"this grandma could kick your ass" I sneered jokingly

"mhm sure love" he said with a chuckle

"I love you too, you know?"

"I know."

i smiled softly as he pulled out a short white sheer slip dress with lace on the collar and on the bottom "Is this for me?" he asked with a cocked eyebrow and a smirk

"hey hey put that back, nosy!" I laughed, getting up to take it from him

"no no i wanna see you in this. you are wearing this today" he held it above his head where i couldnt reach it

"no the fuck im not that is not a dress im walking through this school in"

"after lunch?" he asked, grinning

"perv." i hit him in the chest "maybe." i muttered under my breath, making him chuckle.

he put it back in my closet and continued to dig through to find an outfit. he pulled out an green patterned skirt, a tight black t shirt and a grey oversized cardigan"here, we are just meeting them at the three broomsticks so you dont have to look fancy" he said, throwing the outfit to me.

I smiled at him "youre too good for me, seriously." I took off my sweater and slipped on the shirt

"youre not waiting until i leave?"

"you see me naked practicaly every other night." I laughed, putting on the skirt, keeping my boots on

"yeah thats fair" he snickered, pulling my hair back into a bun and sticking my wand in it

"you look so cute" he kissed my cheek, hugging me from behind

"you just like when i wear green"

"yes. yes very much so." he said, letting go of me and taking my hand, pulling me out of my flat "we should go now, knowing hermione her and ron are going to be 30 minutes early"

"slow down you giant!" I giggled, speedwalking to keep up with him. he looked at me and then started to walk slower. we walked in comfortable silence to hogsmeade until we reached the three broomsticks, i squeezed his hand tighter

he stopped in front of the door and gave me a gentle kiss "youre going to love hermione. youre both so overbearing and maternal" he joked, pushing open the door for me

"wow very comforting, nev" i stuck my tongue out at him before looking forward then quickly back "you think im overbearing?!" I asked, smacking him in the chest. he laughed, making me grin. he ushered me towards a table with Harry, a redheadand curly haired brunette. I suddenly felt very shy, reaching back and holding his hand.

he nudged me forward, waving to the trio "hey guys!" he said as they stood up to greet them

"hi harry how have you been?" I asked with a smile, giving him a one arm hug.

"great! just got promoted to head auror," he grinned proudly as he pulled away "what are you doing here?" he asked as neville slinked his arm around my waist

"I want to introduce you all to my girlfriend" he said proudly as harrys jaw dropped

"you and neville? for how long?" he asked with a grin "bloody good on you nev!" he gave him a playful punch on the arm

"7 months now" I said, looking at hermione and ron "I'm adrienne, I worked with harry on an internation crime prevention initiative back when I was an auror" I explained, shaking both of their hands before we all sat down

"former auror?" hermione asked "what made you quit? if its not too personal" she asked witha polite smile

"well a few things, I liked it, dont get me wrong, but i got injured and wasnt quite fit for continuing to be a field auror and I refuse to sit at a desk doing paperwork, so I came here and took the position of the DADA professor" I said with a smile

"wait you got hurt? why didnt I know about this?" harry asked

"i didn't know how to casually slip 'hey harry hope youre well my left arm doesnt work anymore' into a letter" I chuckled,

" 'course she'd have to be bloody disabled for nev to get a girl like her" ron muttered to harry

I felt my hear sink to my feet and looked at neville, who was hiding that he heard it too

"I'm sorry i must have misheard you." I said, pressing my lips together "because I highly doubt someone would say that about their friend." I said, dropping my typically kind expression "because even if I didnt have an issue with my arm I would have still dated Neville because he's wonderful, kind and undeserving of a friend who would say such things." I narrowed my eyes at the redhead. neville put his hand on my leg and looked at me "love, its alright..." he kissed my temple. I looked at him and sighed, dropping it for his sake

hermione spoke up to disrupt the tension that was building between me and ron "I think you two make a lovely pair." she said with a tense smile, obviously frustrated with her husbands immaturity

"its nice to see someone stick up for neville"