It Started With a Kiss

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On the morning of the twenty fourth of December Neville bounced downstairs into the kitchen a wide grin plastered across his face.

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse!’ he declared performing an elegant pirouette that ended in front of the refridgerator.

‘Well you’re in a good mood’ Algie said in amusement peering over the top of the Daily Prophet ‘care to infrm us why?’

‘Oh Algernon don’t be so dense’ Enid said rolling her eyes ‘you know full well why Neville’s in such a good mood. Got your dress robes ready dear?’

‘Yup all clean, pressed and ready to go’ Neville said pulling a carton of orange juice from the fridge and pouring himself a glass full ‘and I managed to put a permanent Shine Charm on my shoes so I don’t have to clean them again’

‘So have you gone for a tie or cravat?’ Algie asked.

‘Cravat’ Neville replied ‘I’ve gone for moroon and gold checks Gryffindor colours’

‘And are you going to wear your Order of Merlin Medal?’ Enid asked.

‘No why would I?’

‘Well you’re going to a ball and it’s supposed to be traditional to wear any war or ceremonial medals’ Enid said ‘I expect, Hannah will wear hers as will all your fellows’

‘Aw but..’ Neville said making a face ‘can’t tredition bite itself? Wearing my Order of Merlin medal would be like saying hey everyone look at me I have a great big shiny medal!’’

Algie sniggered.

‘No it can’t’ Enid said ‘and most of the people you’ll be socialising with tonight have as you say ‘great big shiny medals’ I think you’ll look smart’

‘Oh okay I’ll wear it but if I’m the only git who turns up wearing it it’s spending the rest of the night in my waistcoat pocket’ Neville said topping his glass up and sending the orange juice carton back to the fridge with a flick from his wand.

‘I expect a photo of this evening Neville’ Enid said with a grin ‘of you and Hannah in all your finery’

Neville mae a face.
‘Can’t you just take a picture of me in my get up before I go?’ He said.

‘No because you said you’re going to get ready at Hogwarts last night’ Enid said ‘and I have loads of photos of you bumming about in your jim jams or your casual robes. I haven’t had a photo of you in dress robes since your fourth year. So it’ time for an update’

‘I’ll see what I can do but I’m not going out of my way to get one taken’ Neville said as Enid levitated a plate of eggs and bacon over to the table ‘will that keep you happy?’

‘For the moment’ Algie said with a grin.

‘Shut up Algernon’

For the rest of the day Neville spent time working with Algie in the greenhouses breaking only for lunch and afternoon tea. He then went into the house and showered before packing his bags arriving donwstairs at six pm just as Algie, Enid and his Gran sat down for their own dinner.

‘Heading off now?’ Augusta asked rising from her chair.

‘Yeah I should’ve left fifteen minutes ago’ Neville said taking a coat hanger from his bag ‘I’ll have to hurry when I get to Hogwarts’

‘Have a good night lad don’t imbibe too much’ Algie said with a grin.

‘I’ll be a teetotaller’ Neville joked taking his wand out of his pocket ‘all night’

‘Ha!’ Enid exclaimed ‘as if’

‘Behave and come home safe’ Augusta said embracing him tightly ‘and have a good night’

‘Thanks see you in the morning’ Neville said ‘I’ll see you in the morning I’ll probably get back too late to see you before bedtime’

After another hug from his Gran Neville pointed his wand at the coathanger and murmurred ‘Portus McGonagalls Office it glowed blue and seconds later Neville felt the tug behing his navel as he was dragged forth into the dark nothingess. He arrived in a heap seconds later bruising both knees on the stone floor.

Cursing loudly he got to his feet and looked on the large redwood door where McGonagall had told him a letter revealing the Gryffindor Tower password would be waiting for him. Alongside letters for Harry and Ron was one labelled ‘Neville Longbottom’ he snatched it up and opened the envelope with a flick from his wand. Inside was a singular piece of pachment with eight words written in purple ink ‘The password is Hippogriff. Memorize and destroy parchment

Neville read the password four times then set fire to the parchment with his wand. He then vanished the ashes an exited the office. As McGonagall had taken over the post of school head she was occupying the Headmistresses office on the ground floor. Neville crossed the entrance hall and set off up the stairs. He made it to the seventh floor where Gryffindor Tower was situated ten minutes later slightly out of breath.

‘Password?’ the Fat Lady asked.

‘H-hipporgriff’ Neville panted.

The Fat Lady gave him a wink and swung forwards.

Inside the Gryffindor common room was chaos. All the fourth year and up students were rushing about putting on the finishing touches for the Yule Ball. Neville pulled his hood up over his head and made his way though the crowd going unoticed but the occupied students.

Neville climbled the stairs and made his way to the dormitory he had slept in for all his years at Hogwarts. He knocked then gently pushed the door open. Inside Dean and Seamus the only returning members of his former dorm mates were getting dressed in their own dress robes.

‘Hey Neville!’ Seamus exclaimed striding over to him ‘see Harry and Ron on your way up?’

‘Nah they’re yet to come’ Neville said shaking his friends hand then going over to his old bed ‘saw inside the Great Hall, think we’re going to be in for a good night’

‘Has McGonagall hired the Weird Sisters?’ Dean asked ‘That’s the rumour that’s been flying about all week’

‘Wouldn’t have a clue’ Neville said taking his robes out of their plastic protetor ‘but I doubt she’s hired a German oompah band’

Seamus sniggered.

By half past six Harry and Ron had arrived and by quarter to seven all the boys were dressed. And as Enid had preicted the others had affixed their Order of Merlin medals to their lapels.

‘Well lads I’m off to Hufflepuff House’ he said doing up the clasp of his cloak ‘I’ll see you in the great Hall yeah?’

‘Yeah see you there’ came the collected reply.

Neville made his way downstairs into the common room greeting several of his former housemates as he went. He then made his way throught the portrait of the Fat Lady again and headed down to the fifth floor where Hufflepuff House had their common room. Helga Huflepuff greeted him with a wide smile.

‘Helga can you let Hannah know I’m out here?’ Neville asked.

‘Of course won’t be a minute’

Helga got up off her chair and walked sideways out of her portrait. She returned a few minutes later.

‘Hannah will be out in a few minutes dear’ she said ‘she’s just putting the finishing touches on her outfit for the ball. I have to say you’re looking pretty snappy yourself’

‘Er thanks Helga’ Neville said feeling his cheeks warm.

‘A snappy dresser who I believe is going rather well in the Auror training program’ Helga went on inspecting the nails on her left hand ‘a preliminary O in Defensive Combat I hear’

‘What else have you heard?’ Neville asked in amused exasperation.

‘Oh loads of things dear you’ll find the walls at Hogwarts have very large and exceptionally good hearing ears’ Helga said with a grin ‘and besides I have a portrait in the common room over a study desk that a girl very close to your heart uses every night to study at’

‘You eavesdrop?’ Neville asked in amusement ‘I thought Hufflepuffs including you the original one didn’t do that’

‘We don’t’ Helga said with a grin ‘not intentionally anyway ‘Hannah just happened to be talking to Susan about your owl containing the results of your test three days ago after it arrived in the morning post....ah I think she’s coming now’

A moment later Helga’s portrait swung forwards annd Hannah appeared. Her hair in a stylish updo decorated with a small tiara hairclip and her ankle length grecian style Heliotrope coloured dress swaying about her, her silver coloured stilettos poking out from the light as air material. Neville couldn’t help but notice her own Order of Merlin Second Class medal was pinned to the bottom of the left shoulder strap.

‘Neville!’ she exclaimed running forward and hugging him feircely.

Neville kissed her on the lips.
‘You look gorgeous’ he said ‘wow’

‘You think?’ Hannah said doing a little twirl her skirt flaring out.

‘Hell yes, you’re smoking I burnt myself hugging you just then’

Hannah rolled her eyes.
‘Oh ha ha ha’ she said dryly ‘shall we head down to the Great Hall? Rumour has it McGonagall hired the Weird Sisters for the enertainment tonight and I want to see if it’s true’

‘I heard the same from Seamus and Dean’ Neville said holding out his arm for her ‘we can only wait and see I suppose’

‘They’re doing a big New Years Eve concert next month in Hogsmeade’ Hannah went on as they join the stream of students heading down the floors to the Great Hall ‘do you want to go? The Ministry are putting on sideshows, rides and fairy floss carts leading up to midnight. Sounds a bit of fun don’t you think?’

‘Sure it sounds a bit of alright’ Neville said ‘I had nothing else planned. Gran, Algie and Enid are going to a family party at my Uncle Rob and Aunty Vicky’s place in Blackpool’

‘How are your parents going?’ Hannah asked.

‘Oh great!’ Neville exclaimed lighting up ‘they’re coming home for Christmas though they are being accompanyied by a Healer from St Mungos after Dad’s recent bout with Pneumonia but one thing I haven’t told you is that Joe told Gran and I yesterday that if they keep progressing as well as they have been with their therapy in the last three months they may be able to come home premanently by the end of the year’

‘Oh that’s wonderful!’ Hannah exclaimed ‘seriously Neville that is the best news you must be rapt!’

‘I am I am’ Neville said grinning like an idiot ‘that and the fact you’re coming for Christmas dinner tomorrow night makes this festive season the best in my life. Seriously life could not get much better for me at the moment’

Hannah gave him a squeeze.
‘Not even some alone time later on?’ she whispered as they walked down the steps into the newly refurbished Entrance Hall.

Neville grinned.
‘Maybe that would be the cherry on top’ he said with a wink ‘have you got your trunk packed ready to go home tonight?’

‘Yup it’s all ready to go’ Hannah said ‘it’s right by the common room door so all I have to do is go in shrink it and put it in my trolley bag. We can be back at your place as early as eleven if you want to leave the ball early’

‘Let’s see how things go shall we?’ Neville said as the Great Hall doors were opened ‘Algie and Enid are usually still up by then and I would prefer to get home after they’ve gone to bed. We’ve been busted snogging by them too many times and I would like some privacy when we’re alone’

‘Of co....oh it’s lovely!’ Hannah breathed as they entered the Great Hall.

As usual with every Christmas at Hogwarts twelve Christmas trees took pride of place in the Great Hall. Six down each side. This year the theme colour was Ivory, Gold and White and every tree and the surroundings banners, streamers and laterns were in those colours. The house tables had disappeaed and in their place were tables set to seat ten. Each table was covered in a white silk table cloth and white china with gold edging accomanied by sterling silver cutlery and satin napkins. Each plate had a name card each bearing the name of a student in gold ink. The older students seemed to be seated at the front of the Hall on the edges of the dance floor and the youngest students down to fourth year were seated toward the back of the Hall.

‘Neville, Hannah over there!’ came Hermione’s voice from a table to the left of the dance floor.

Neville and Hannah walked over to the table where Hermione who was dressed in a satin ankle length halter neck dress in the most beautiful shade of turquoise was waiting for them.

‘This is our table’ she said ‘you and Hannah are sitting between Ron and I and Seamus and Lavender’

‘Hermione I didn’t see you when I arrived you look lovely’ Neville said hugging his friend.

‘Thanks you look pretty smart yourself’ Hermione said blushing slightly ‘Hannah that colour really suits you’

‘Thanks’ Hannah said with a grin ‘so any word yet on wether the Weird Sisters are playing tonight?’

‘No none yet but Ron’s gone to try and find out’ Hermione replied looking over the thickening crowd and waving over another set of their friends ‘but we’ll find out soon enough ‘Professor McGonagall is going to give a small speech then get the night underway’

‘So is this Yule Ball like the one we had in fourth year?’ Neville asked taking off his cloak and hanging it on the back of his chair ‘we just say to the plate what we want and it appears or are we ordering from a set menu’

‘Yup just like then’ Hermione replied as Harry dressed in the traditional black and white dress robes and Ginny who was wearing a v-necked spaghetti strap dress in the most violent shade of electric blue.

‘Where’s Ron?’ Ginny asked.

‘Trying to bribe the name of tonight’s entertainment out of Professor McGonagall’ Hermione said dryly as Seamus and Lavender arrived with Ernie and Susan.

‘What’s he going to bribe her with?’ Neville asked in amusement.

‘Merlin knows’

The table comtinued to fill over the next few minutes til Ron’s seat was the only one empty. He returned his midnight blue robes billowing around and going by the expression on his face Neville guessed he had been unsucessful in getting the details of the entertainment for the evening out of Professor McGonagall.

‘No good’ he said ‘McGonagall's not budging ‘Mr Weasley you will find out when I disclose the information to the whole Hall and not a minute before’

Everyone tittered at Ron’s impression of his former professor.

Moments later McGonagall dressed in an elegant claret coloured dress and matching dress robes stepped up to the eagle lectern situated paralell to the enourmous set of drums on the stage.

‘Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the first Yule Ball since the Battle of Hogwarts’ she said brightly ‘tonight is a chance to truly let out hair down and socialise with each other as we prepare to break for the Christmas holidays. As you know several of our most prominent war heroes are present tonight but I ask you not to disturb them with requests for autographs or photo opportunities. This is their chance to relax before the holidays as much as it is yours. However a photographer will be roaming around tonight to take some photos purely for the purpose of the Hogwarts Yearbook. If you do not wish your photo to be taken please inform the photographer....now the entertainment....’

A rousing cheer rose from the students.

‘There really was no other choice to provide entertainment for tonight and in hindsight the suggestion box I put in the Entrance Hall was only for decoration’ McGonagall said with a wry smile ‘so due to popular demand please welcome to the stage the Weird Sisters!’

The roar was deafening as the four members of the Weird sisters made their way onto the stage to take up their positions. McGonagall vanished the lectern and returned to the table seating the teachers. The dance floor quickly filled with students eager to let their hair down for the night.

‘C’mon let’s dance!’ Hannah yelled over the openeing riffs of ‘Hellbound Hippogriff’ dragging Neville to his feet.

Even though Neville wasn’t big on dancing his followed Hannah onto the dance floor.

‘HELL BOUND HELL BOUND H-H-H-HELBOUND HIPPOGRIFF!

Hannah grabbed Neville around the waist and swung him in a circle totally getting lost in the music.

‘WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! she shrilled YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

It seemed every attending student and their partners had invaded the dance floor and several times Neville bumped into one of his old school friends or one of his former Gryffindors. Lavender and Seamus were dancing so extravagantly people were starting to avoid them. Neville grasped Hannah around the waist and swung her around again as the crowd on the dance floor swung into another round of the disjointed dance routine thay had set up. Harry had lifted Ginny off the floor and was swinging her around so hard her skirt billowed out making the most spectacular sight.

For six songs straight Neville and Hannah stayed on the dance floor. Then exhaustion and a desperate need for water demanded their return to the table.

‘Oh wow that was BRILLIANT!’ Hannah puffed heaving for breath as they plopped down into their chairs.

Neville pointed his wand at his goblet and muttered.
‘A-augamenti he puffed.

Instantly Neville’s goblet filled with ice cold water and he bolted it down. He drank three more before his thirst was sated and he could relax.

‘Oh isn’t this night magical?’ Hannah said dreamily lacing her fingers thorugh his ‘I’m having so much fun!’

‘I can’t think of a better way to spend my Christmas Eve’ Neville agreed squeezing her hand ‘kinda makes me wish I was still back here’

‘Nah you’re meant to be in the Auror office’ Hannah said ‘that’s where your talents are most useful, you’ll do more good there than here. The same with Harry and Ron you three are way beyond school anymore’

‘Sometimes I wonder’ Neville said ‘In my case anyway I may have gotten the best mark possible in Defensive Combat but it was hell getting there and that was only after three months of training! If it’s this hard now imagine what it’s going to be like at the end of training. It’s a three year course you know’

‘I know that but if you keep going on like you have you might do it in two’ Hannah said confidently ‘you’re a brilliant wizard Neville Longbottom I think you’ll kick arse as an Auror’

Neville kissed her on the lips.

‘Oh go and get a room!’ came Ron’s voice as he and Hermione arrived back form the dance floor.

‘Ronald shut up’ Hermione scolded.

‘Yeah Ronald shut up’ Neville and Hannah chorused grinning identically.

‘So who are the new teachers?’ Neville asked Hermione glancing in the direction of the teachers table where three new faces were seated.

‘Well the new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher is Professor George Morris’ Hermione replied pointing out a short muscular wizard wearing sky blue dress robes ‘he’s recently retired from competitive duelling and was working for the Accidental Magical Reversal Squal til he came to Hogwarts’

‘I bet all his students want him to show how to duel properly’ Neville said watchig Professor Morris engage Professor Flitwick in conversation’

‘Oh yeah all the time, especially the first and second years’ Hermione said ‘and see the tall skinny witch in the black dress and sapphire necklace? That’s Professor Rosemary Talbot she used to teach Transfiguration at Beauxbatons before coming here. She taught Fleur throughout her years there. She’s taken over from Professor McGonagall after McGonagall was made Headmistress’

‘Is she French?’ Neville asked in interest.

‘No British. Irish to be specific. She has such a thick accent that everyone but Seamus and his sister couldn’t understand a word she said when term first started, but that’s changed, we’re all used to it now. She was in Ravenclaw when she attended Hogwarts. She’s big on getting a thorough theoretical knowlege of a spell before actually performing it’

‘Which leaves next to no time in practicing a spell itself’ Seamus grumbled.

‘You manage’ Hermione said in amusement ‘any anyway a solid theoretical knowledge of a spell makes it easier to perform magic once you actually get to the point of weilding your wand’

‘Hermione give it a rest’ Ron said swallowing a mouthful of wine ‘it’s the holidays who gives a rats arse about theoretical academia?’

Hermione ignored this.

‘And the older woman in the red dress is Professoor Margaret Cook she teaches Muggle Studies’ Hermione said pointing to the woman who had just returned to her chair from the dance floor ‘she used to work in the Muggle Liason Office at the Ministry. No one in Seventh year that we know is taking her classes but I’ve overheard the younger students who do take her classes say that she’s really good’

‘I’m gathering by the tone of your voice you wouldn’t mind finding out for yourself?’ Neville said with a grin.

‘Nah I have my hands full with N.E.W.T’s in Transfiguration, Herbology, Ancient Runes, Potions, Charms and Defence Against The Dark Arts’ Hermione replied ‘and on top of that Prefect duties. Mind you I have slightly more time on my hands than Ginny does. She barely has time to study with being Head Girl, Gryffindor Quidditch Captain and doing N.E.W.T’s’

‘So how is Gryffindor going?’ Neville asked Harry who he figured would know more about their former house team than he would.

‘Good they’re top of the table’ Harry said ‘they thrashed Ravenclaw three hundred to twenty last week. And that win put them in front of Hufflepuff for the House Cup too. But only just because Hufflepuff only just beat Slytherin in their game last week too’

‘You sound itching to get back on a broom again’ Neville said with a grin.

‘It’d be nice but I’m more into flying for fun now’ Harry said ‘I think the closest I’m going to come to playing quiditch again is playing two aside at the Burrow. Becoming an Auror is more important to me right now’

After the first course of dinner the Weird Sisters took a break and Professor McGonagall waved Neville over to the teachers table.

‘Mr Longbottom I would like to introduce you to one of our new teachers’ she said ‘this is Rosemary Talbot she took over the post of Transfiguration from me’

‘Ah top of the mornin’ to ya’ Rosemary said in such a thick Irish accent Neville could barely understand her.

‘And the rest of the day to you too’ Neville returned with the traditional refrain ‘pleased to meet you’

‘Minerva has been telling me a lot about you’ Rosemary said with a grin.

Neville made a face at this comment.
‘Oh has she?’ he said dryly ‘I can’t imagine what about, I’m a rather boring person if truth be told’

‘That’s not what I’ve heard’

For the next half an hour Neville held polite conversation with the three new teachers then returned to the table where everyone had just ordered their main meals.

‘Roast Chicken’ Neville said to his plate on sitting down.

‘The new Defence Professor is a talkative one isn’t he?’ he said to no one in particular ‘I could barely get a word in’

‘Oh you noticed then?’ Ginny said dryly slicing up her fish ‘he never shuts up. Seamus let off his last decoy detonator in his class last week just so he would can it for a minute’

‘And that got us out of class early’ Seamus said with a grin ‘we’d spent half the lesson practicing this spell then he sat us all down to discuss the lesson. It was getting a tad boring so I let go my last Decoy Detonator and boom early minute for a good little bunch of Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors’

Hannah, Ginny, Dean, Hermione and Lavender snorted.

‘More like twenty minutes’ Lavender said ‘but no one was complaining’

‘And you got away with it?’ Neville asked in surprise tucking into his chicken.

‘Oh yeah the windows were closed so the smoke had nowhere to go’ Seamus said with a grin ‘so Professor Morriss dismissed us so the room would air out properly’

‘Did anyone in the class know you did it?’ Neville asked.

‘Well Lav saw me let the Decoy Detonator out of my bag but no one else did, it was after when they guessed it was me’ Seamus said with a laugh ‘Ginny said had she known it was me she would’ve been forced to give me a detention’

‘Oh I did not say that’ Ginny said rolling her eyes ‘I said had I known it was you I should’ve but wouldn’t have given you a detention. I thought it was rather funny to be honest’

‘Glad we’ve got a Head Girl with a sense of Humour’ Seamus said with a grin ‘pity about the Head Boy’

‘Oi I have a sense of humour’ Ernie said ‘and quite a well developed one thankyou very much!’

‘Really?’ cam the collective reply.

‘Oh ha ha bloody ha’

After sweets the Weird sisters struck up a slow tune and Neville and Hannah were one of the several couples to take to the floor to dance.

‘So do you want me to drop you back at your place or do you want to stay with me?’ Neville asked as Hannah rested her head on his shoulder.

‘I quite fancy spending the evening with you’ Hannah replied squeezing him ‘I like your bed. And it’s not because you sleep in it’

‘Aw nuts just when I was about to feel special’ he joked stroking her back.

‘I can make you feel special later if you like’ Hannah whispered in his ear lipping the lobe ‘if you get what I mean’

Neville chuckled.
‘I get what you mean’ he said with a grin pressing his body closer to hers ‘but not here if we’re going to go there I want to do it in a bed not in a cold hallway. Anyway my cock is in your mouth so often you must be getting callouses on your knees and if you don’t I don’t want to cause any’

Hannah giggled.
‘I don’t have callouses but if I did get them I would wear them with pride’ she said ‘I reckon Hermione, Ginny and Lavender would agree. Those three blow Ron, Harry and Seamus like it’s a N.E.W.T elective’

Neville had to exercise all his self control not to snort out loud.
‘A N.E.W.T elective?’ he sniggered ‘that bad are they?’

‘You have no idea’ Hannah said dryly ‘they don’t advertise it but you can tell. Even Terry and Luna go at it like nymphomaniacs on death row’

‘Yeah but everyone knows about that’ Neville said dryly ‘have they been busted by anyone this week?’

‘No not this week because they seem to be getting more and more discreet of recent times’ Hannah said 'but I know Ginny busted them first week back and third week back Ernie busted them. And I don’t know when it happened but I know they have been busted at least once each by the new teachers. I haven’t heard of any recent incidents though’

‘They seemed to go through dessert pretty quick didn’t they?’ Neville mused.

‘I bet you a hundred Galleons they’re off shagging in some dark corner’ Hannah said with a grin ‘shall we go and look for them?’

‘Your idea of a bit of fun is trying to find two of our friends shagging each others brains out?’ Neville said ‘I think you may have had a bit too much Champagne’

Hannah giggled.
‘Nah that’s one drink I haven’t had any of tonight’ she said ‘how about we nick a bottle and go and have a drink outside?’

‘Now? It’s bloody freezing outside, there’s a foot of snow on the grounds’

‘Let’s take our cloaks and cast a warming charm’ Hannah said ‘if we go now in the middle of the song we’re least likely to be busted by anyone’

Neville grinned.
‘Yeah okay’ he said.

Neville and Hannah left the dance floor and furtively collected their cloaks a flute each and a champage bottle between them and quickly left the Great Hall.

‘I’m ging to freeze my balls off even with a warming charm’ Neville said doing up the clasp of his cloak.

‘I’ll keep them warm then’ Hannah giggled as they left the Entrance Hall and went out into the courtyard ‘c’mon down by the rose garden is a nice place to sit’

Hannah laced her fingers through his and led him down a newly constructed set of stairs that led from the courtyard to a large rose garden that had been planted to spell out ‘Hogwarts’ in the refurbishment efforts post Battle.

‘Come Spring the letters will be in the colours of each of the Houses’ Hannah explained conjuring two thick cushions and putting them on the stone wall surrounding the rose bushes ‘but seeing as Roses aren’t naturally green Professor Sprout is developing a fertilizer that will turn them Slytherin green’

‘I’ll have to come back them to have a look’ Neville said sitting on one of the cushions ‘I’m sure I can make some lame arse excuse to come and visit’

Hannah sat on her cushion and scooted close to Neville conjuring a tall table to put the champagne on.

‘You don’t have to make a lame arse excuse’ she giggled ‘you’re a war hero you can turn up any time you like’

‘Well I can Portkey in here and we can have a clandestine meeting’ Neville joked putting an arm around her and giving her a squeeze.

‘You make it sound dirty’ Hannah said with a giggle.

‘It could be it could be’ Neville said brushing a hand over her right breast and lightly pinching her nipple through her dress ‘I can be very dirty given half the chance’

Hannah giggled.
‘I suppose that Saturday before the start of term shows that’ she said ‘the memory of you jizzing all over me gets me through the times you’re not here. But nothing I do on my own is as good as what you do to me’

‘Really?

‘Oh yeah a million times over. Last week I had to change my knickers after first period because all through Potions I was thinking about that Saturday before term started and it got me horny as hell. I nearly blew up my cauldron because of you’

Neville sniggered.
‘Well I have a confession of a similar ilk’ he said feeling his face warm as he blushed.

‘Oh yeah do tell’ Hannah said looking up at him.

‘The first week after you left for Hogwarts I was really really missing you and was pretty much walking around with a permanent hard on and after Charms one day I rushed into the mens loos and wanked off so hard I was sore later that night. Merlins pants it was like a hose’

Hannah giggled.
‘Aw that’s nice’ she said snuggling closer to him ‘it really was like a hose then?’

‘Oh yeah could’ve put out a small camp fire’

Hannah couldn’t help herself and collapsed in a fit of giggles.
‘S-s-sory I sh-ouldn’t laugh’ she tittered ‘it’s just the mental picture of you spraying your man juice all over a loo door’

‘If it wasn’t during school hours I would’ve portkeyed to Hogwarts found you and ravished you in a dark corner’ Neville said sliding his hand down her dress front and palming her breast ‘seriously I would’ve’

‘How about you ravish me here?’ Hannah suggested with a cheeky grin sliding a hand down his trousers and grabbing at the forming bulge.

‘Outside?’ Neville exclaimed ‘here? Han it’s minus five!’

‘Cast another warming Charm’ Hannah said with a grin waving her wand and enlarging her cushion to make it large enough for her to lay down on ‘you’re an expert at Charms Neville you can make it last longer than usual’

Neville grinned.
‘I think it would be rude to refuse such a request’ he said with a chuckle as Hannah laid down.

Neville enlarged his own cushion and cast an extra strength Warming Charm on them both. He then flicked his wand and instantly Hannah’s knickers disappeared.

‘I ought to take a picture of your pussy to keep in my wallet’ he said with a grin ‘that way I can remind myself of the one thing that’s better than money or sweets’

Hannah laughed.
‘You’d walk around with a permanent hard on if I let you do that’ she giggled.

Neville lowered his mouth to her dripping core and sucked lightly. Hannah arched her back and squeaked. Neville pulled her lips apart and latched onto her clit swirling his tongue around it while inserting two fingers into her pussy and pressing down hard. Hannah let out a louder squeak at that.

‘Shhhhh’ Neville hissed ‘we’re out in the open if you’re any louder someone will bust us’

‘Who cares?’ Hannah breathed letting her legs fall open ‘Neville it’s been a whole month since I’ve seen you, I need your head between my legs! Hurry up and make me squeal and I’ll make you bellow’

‘That’s a promise is it?’

‘Uh uh’

Neville returned his attention to Hannah’s core and feasted on her hungrily his trousers becoming painfully restrictive the longer he went on. Hannah was constantly squeaking now her hands pushing his face into her core.

‘Ohhhhhh man aliiiiiiive’ she moaned scrunching up handfuls of Neville’s hair ‘ah shit Neville I’m gonnaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

Hannah came hard clamping down on Neville’s fingers and gushing hard on his face. She rode out her climax as Neville kept on circling her clit with his tongue. Eventually she just flopped back on her cushion heaving for breath.

‘Well dear was that nice?’ Neville joked giving her pussy one last languid lick.

‘Neville it’s always nice’ Hannah said dreamily slowly sitting up and rearranging her dress and flicking her wand so her hair neatened itself in a trice.

They spent several long minutes snogging heavily and drinking Champagne before Hannah nimbly jumped down into the rose garden Neville’s groin right in front of her face.

‘I need to return the favour’ she said with a tipsy grin ‘want me to suck on your cock?’

‘That’s a rhetorical question’ Neville said his head swimming slightly from the Champagne.

Hannah just giggled. She unzipped his trousers and slowly took out his cock which despite Neville’s substantial consumption of alcohol was still hot and hard.

‘Mmmm dessert’ she murrmurred licking him from base to tip.

Neville shivered.

‘Well I promised I’d keep your balls warm on our way out here’ Hannah said with a grin gently pulling his testicles out of his underpants and rolling them inher fingers ‘my my my they are a nice set’

‘Oh lord you’re pissed as an ant’ Neville said with a laugh as Hannah ran her tongue his balls and up his shaft ending with her taking him so far into her mouth he felt the back of her throat.

‘You could say that’ Hannah tittered ‘Merlins pants your cock should be a sculpture it’s perfect. Or a model for a new cock shaped ice-cream. Fortescues to market it as a new adult themed confectionry’

‘Okay now I know you’re drunk’ Neville said leaning back on his elbows and closing his eyes ‘ahhhhh that’s nice’

‘I reckon I should ditch Potions and study advanced cocksucking’ Hannah said with a grin pausing in her efforts and downing half a flute of Champagne ‘cocksucking is much more useful’

‘And who would you get to supervise the practical exam?’ Neville asked dryly as Hannah took his entire length into her mouth once again.

Hannah released him with a sloppy ‘pop'
‘Good point’ she said in mock disappointment ‘oh well I’ll have to stick with Potions then’

‘I can give you a personal exam if you like’ Neville said laying down fully on his enlarged cushion.

Hannnah climbed back up onto the wall and started to suck Neville off in earnest. Over and over the head of his arousal hit the back of her throat and he swelled to the point his testicles were almost invisible and he barely fit in her mouth.

‘Merlins ballsacks Han you’re driving me l-loopy!’ Neville grunted scrunching his eyes shut til stars erupted behind his eyelids.

‘By doing this?’ Hannah said cheekily slurping on his length as if eating an ice cream.

Neville could only let out a gutteral groan. Hannah kneaded his balls and sucked on his arousal til with an arch from his hips and a deafening bellow he came ....and hard.

‘AHHHHHHFUUUUUUUUUCK! he yelled ‘shit!’

‘Who the hell is that?’ came a familiar voice.

In a spectacular moment of presevation Hannah grabbed her wand and cast a lightning fact Disillusionment Charm on the two of them and a vanishing one on the Champagne and table. A moment later Ernie and Susan came down the stairs.

‘Whoever it was is certainly having fun’ Susan said with a giggle ‘c’mon the pumpkin patch behind Hagrid’s hut ‘I want you to take me over a pumpkin’

Hannah waited til Ernie and Susan disappeared down the hill and were out of earshot before removing the Disillusionment Charms and collapsing into a fit of stifled giggles.

‘Oh my god we nearly got busted!’ she whispered.

Neville tucked himself back into his trousers and did them up.
‘Marvellous bit of spellwork Miss Abbott’ he said sitting up and kissing her on the lips' fifty points to Hufflepuff'

‘We better tidy up and get inside before we tempt fate again’ Hannah said jumping off the wall and wobbling slightly on her feet.

Neville jumped off the wall and waved his wand over Hannah and himself as to tidy up their appearances.

‘It was a bit of fun nearly getting caught wasn’t it?’ he joked taking her hand and leading her towards the steps leading back up toward the courtyard.

‘I dunno about that’ Hannah said dryly ‘ugh I think I need some Hangover Draught, how about we go and get some from Professor Slughorn and head back to your place?’ I think I’ve had enough socialising for tonight’

‘Yeah sounds good’ Neville said as they began ascending the stone steps.

Neville and Hannah made it back into the Great Hall seemingly not missed by anyone. Proceedings seemed to be wrapping up and everyone at their table was gone except for Ron and Hermione and Harry and Ginny.

‘Well guys we’re going to head off, you all have a good Christmas yeah?’ Neville said.

‘Yeah Merry Christmas Neville’ Hermione said putting her bare feet on a spare seat ‘let’s all get together for drinks before the end of the holidays yeah? I’ll send you an owl’

‘We’ll look forward to it’ Hannah said picking up her cloak ‘see ya later’

After bidding Professors McGonagall and Sprout goodnight Neville and Hannah made their way down to the dungeons where they each got a large measure of Hangover Draught from Professor Slughorn. They then went up to Gryffindor Tower where Neville retreived his bag and then down to Hufflepuff House where Hannah retreived her trunk.

‘I’ll send these back to the Manor’ Neville said withdrawing his wand from his cloak ‘I don’t want to Portkey with a trunk it might end up on top of us’

Neville waved his wand and his bag and Hannah’s trunk disappeared. He then took a fork he had swiped from the table and enlarged it.

‘I have your Christmas present for you back home in my room’ he said ‘think you might like it’

‘Neville you could give me a bag of horse shit and I would like it’ Hannah said dryly.

‘Oh ha ha ready to go?’

‘Yup’

‘Portus Longbottom Manor’

The fork glowed bright blue and instantly Neville and Hannah grabbed it. Seconds after that they felt a tug behind the navel and disappeared into the darkness.

They arrived stumbling onto the front porch of Longbottom Manor seconds later the front of the elegant Manor house lit up with Christmas lights and a realistic Father Christmas and Reindeer wandering about a huge elabroately decorated Christmas tree on the front lawn.

‘Oh it’s lovely!’ Hannah breathed pausing to watch the reinder ‘graze’ ‘Who did the Charmwork?’

‘Enie and I’ Neville said ‘I did the reindeer and she did Father Christmas and the train around the bottom of the tree. We all decorated the tree and when Mum and Dad came home for a visit at the beginning of the month they helped put about the tinsel and charmed elves.

‘Do you have a different person each year to put the star on the top of your tree?’ Hannah asked ‘In my family it’s a different person each year. This year it would’ve been Mums turn so this year during a Hogsmeade visit I side alonged Jake, Zac and Louie home and together we all Wingardium Leviosa’d it onto the tree together. That was the special evening one McGonagall let the student go out to get Christmas presents’

‘Did McGonagall find out?’

‘No don’t be silly if she found out that I as a prefect took three underage students out of school grounds she would’ve hexed me into the second hereafter. Ginny and Ernie said they would cover for me if she got suss. But she didn’t the annual European Interschool Transfiguration Championships is coming up in February and she stayed back at the school to fix something up to do with that’

‘Is anyone we know entering it?’ Neville asked opening the door with a flick from his wand.

‘I think Hermione is considering it and I heard Susan talking about it’ Hannah said following Neville inside ‘I want to enter the Potions and Charms Olympiad in Paris in March. Ginny wants to be a Healer when she graduates and St Mungos are big on Potions and Charms and she’s already doing extra Potions and Charms work with Slughorn and Flitwick in preperation for it’

‘She’ll get so busy Harry’ll forget what she looks like’ Neville said shutting the door behind him.

‘Aw I duwnno about that’ Hannah said ‘I’m sure he’ll go with her when the competition comes around’

‘Probably’

Neville and Hannah made their way through the front parlour and up the stairs to the first landing. Hannah paused for a moment taking off her heels.

‘Ah that’s better’ she groaned ‘you forget how sore your feet get when you’re pissed’

‘I’ll rub them better’ Neville said with a grin as they walked down the vast hallway.

‘Are my feet the only bits of me you’ll rub better?’ Hannah asked with a grin slinging an arm around his waist.

‘Aw depends’ Neville replied with a laugh.

‘On what?’

‘Wether you ask me nicely or not’ Neville said ‘manners are they key to getting what you want you know’

‘Oh lord you sure you drank that Hangover Draught?’ Hannah said with a roll of her eyes ‘I think you might still be drunk’

Neville suddenly turned and picked Hannah up pressing her up against the wall. He then crashed his lips down on hers.

‘No not drunk just horny’ he said huskily kissing her neck.

‘I like this side of you Neville’ Hannah said returning the kiss and wrapping her legs around his waist.

‘Fancy seeing it more often?’ Neville said dropping a light kiss on his lips.

Hannah ground her pelvis aginst his.
‘Oh yeah I do fancy it more often’ she said licking the shell of his ear ‘let’s go in the bedroom huh?’

‘Okay’

Neville let Hannah down and they made their way down to the end of the Hall and into Neville’s spacious bedroom. Neville locked the door and cast a Silencing Charm and Hannah let her hair down Neville kissed her softly on the lips and ran his fingers through her citrus smelling hair.

‘I think you should get out of your robes’ Hannah whispered sliding his cloak off and letting it fall in a puddle on the carpeted floor ‘I much prefer you in your birthday suit’

Neville let Hannah undress him til he was standing in a puddle of his clothes and with a raging hard on. Hannah dropped to her knees and took his length in her mouth.

‘Merlins pants Han I’m not going to be able to stay on my feet if you do that so soon after earlier’ he groaned thrusting lightly into her mouth.

‘Let’s get on the bed then’ Hannah said jumping to her feet.

‘Let me help you out of those pesky clothes’ Neville said slipping her shoulder straps down.

Hannah shimmied out of her dress leaving it on the floor and revealing a matching lacy and very breif push up bra negligee.

‘Holy shit!’ Neville exclaimed dumbfounded as Hannah pushed him on the bed and climbed over him ‘Hannah what the hell are you wearing?’

‘A negligee’ Hannah whispered leaning down and sucking on one of his nipples ‘I got it in Hogsmeade especially for you. Hermione and Ginny helped me pick it out’

‘Are you saying what I think you’re saying?’ Neville asked looking Hannah straight in the eyes.

‘Y-yeah I am’ Hannah said dropping a kiss on his lips ‘I want to do it Neville, fuck, make love, shag, bonk I’ve thought about it for while. You’re the person I want to lose my virginity to’

‘You mean it?’ Neville asked ‘but I don’t know what the hell to do’

‘Neither do I’ Hannah said ‘let’s figure it out together yeah? I love you so much Neville I so want to do this’

Neville grinned and flipped Hannah onto her back. She squealed and laughed.

‘Could’ve given me some warning’ she said.

‘And where would be the fun in that?’ Neville said kissing her on the neck and flicking off her bra strap ‘you’re a gorgeous woman Han you really are’

‘How about you shut up and show me how much then?’ Hannah said getting up on her elbows so she was millimetres away from his lips.

Neville reached around Hannah and with a flick from his wrist undid her bra. It fell away and he lowered his head and took one of his nipples into her mouth flicking it with the tip of his tongue.

‘You know for someone who doesn’t know what you’re doing you’re pressing all the right buttons’ Hannah moaned as Neville switched to her other nipple reaching down and palming her mound ‘AH!

‘Are you on the potion?’ Neville asked trailing kisses down her stomach and flicking the negligee belt with his teeth ‘or will I have to cast the charm?’

‘No I’m on the potion’ Hannah murrmurred lifiting up her hips so Neville could take off her negligee belt and stockings ‘have been for quite a while’

‘So you wanted to do this for a while?’ Neville asked blowing gently on her glistening core.

‘Yeah I first started seriously considering it after Hogwarts went back’ Hannah said squirming on the spot and grabbing handfuls of the breadspread ‘I’ve been on the potion since October’

Neville parted her pussy with his thunbs and gave it one long hard and slow lick ending with a flick of her clit.

‘Ooooooh!’ Hannah breathed ‘Oooh that feels nice’

‘So shall I do it all night?’ Neville joked ‘I can you know’

‘I so don’t think so’ Hannah said reaching down and pushing his face into her core ‘I want you to make me scream the proper way’

‘I’ll guarantee you I’ll make you do that’

Neville lapped, laved, sucked and nibbled at Hannah’s core til she was on the point of a screaming orgasm then crawled back up circling each of her nipples with the tip of his tongue.

‘You sure you’re ready?’ he murrmurred kissing her neck.

‘Oh hell yesssss’ Hannah groaned.

Neville reached down and grasped his length pumping it slightly. He then positioned it at Hannah’s entrance and pushed forward. It was unbelievable tight, wet and slippery and the sensation almost made him come on the spot, that was until he felt Hannah’s natural barrier. He tried pushing forward gently til she grabbed his shoulders.

‘Just do it in one hard thrust’ she said softly.

‘I don’t want to hurt you’

‘Neville it was never going to be painless the quicker you do it the quicker the pain will be over’ Hannah said.

‘Are you sure?’

‘Yes’

Steeling himself Neville gave one long hard thrust and felt Hannah’s hymen tear. He was then enveloped in the most wonderful sensation ever. He was fully inside Hannah and it felt out of this world.

As her barrier broke Hannah winced and cried out grapping onto him her green eyes filling with tears.

‘Oh shit’ she cried out her whole body tensing up.

‘Shit are you okay?’ Neville asked in alarm.

‘I’ll be fine Neville I knew it was going to hurt’ Hannah said holding him inside her ‘it just hurt a bit more than I thought it would. You’re big Neville it was never going to be painless. Start moving a bit it’ll go away’

Neville rested his weight on his elbows and kissed Hannah on the neck. He then slowly began thrusting making love to bher the best way he knew how. He felt Hannah relaxing with each one and in no time she was wrapping her legs around his pelvis.

‘Oh this is so so so much better!’ she groaned running her nails up and down her back ‘oh lord Neville did you put a silencing charm on the door? because I reckon I might scream’

‘You m-might scream?’ Neville said with a grunt‘you might scream hell Han we might turn each other deaf....ugh.

Soon enough Neville gave into his animal instinct and began thrusting harder and harder. A thrill of anticipation raced up and down his spine til literally screaming he came hard emptying himself inside Hannah for the first time.

‘AAHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH! he yelled as every wave of exquisite aftershock pulsed through him ‘Argh, SHIT!’

He kept going til Hannah found her own moment of completion clamping down on him almost painfully.

‘NEVIIIIIIILE! she shreiked ‘oh god!’

For several long moments they laid there sweaty, sated and totally out of breath. Neville eventually rolled off Hannah and drew her close. She hugged him hard and kissed him on the lips.

‘That was wondef-ful’ she whispered ‘thankyou for being my first Neville’

‘No thankyou for being my first’ Neville returned, then with a grin he said ‘that so beats what we have been doing isn’t it?’

Hannah giggled.
‘Yeah it has’ she said with a big grin ‘I reckon I know what we might be getting up to during the Christmas hols eh?’

‘Well I’m up for it if you are’ Neville said ‘Merry Christmas Hannah you gave me the best present anyone could ever give me’

‘And you did the same for me’ Hannah said getting up and kissing him on the lips ‘this is one Christmas morning I’ll remember for a long while’

Neville looked over to his bedside table where his muggle clock radio read ‘12:34’

‘You’re right it is Christmas morning’ he said circling one of her nipples with his thumb ‘will you stay for Breakfast or will you go home for that?’

‘I’ll stay if that’s okay with you’ Hannah said ‘I do have to get back by ten though I promised Dad I would help get lunch organised’

‘So how would you like your present now?’ Neville asked with a grin.

‘Neville you don’t have to give me anything’ Hannah said as Neville got up and made his way over to the other side of the room where his walk in robe was ‘just now was enough’

‘Yeah but I still wanted you to to have a special trinket’ Neville said opening a drawer and pulling out a square, flat box covered in black leather ‘I got this in Muggle London’

Neville came back over to the bed and got under the doona with Hannah handing her the box.

‘Merry Christmas’ he said kissing her soundly on the lips.

‘Really you shouldn’t have’ Hannah said taking the box.

‘Well I don’t want to boast but I think this is better than my other option thirty pounds of peppermint choc fudge from Honeydukes’ Neville said with a laugh ‘go on open it’

Hannah opened the tiny clasp on the box and lifted the lid. Inside on the black velvet lining was a thin gold chain with small round diamonds and sapphires on it. It looked so delicate Hannah thought it might break should she pick it up.

‘Oh Neville it’s beautiful! she breathed fingering the dainty piece of jewellery ‘it must’ve cost you a fortune! I can’t accept this Merlins pants!’

‘Naw it wasn’t that much’ Neville said going red ‘I wanted to get you something special and I saw this in the shop window and I knew it was for you’

‘Oh but really Ne....oh it’s gorgeous!’ Hannah exclaimed cutting herself off mid word.

‘Would you like me to help you put it on?’ Neville asked.

‘Oh yes please!’

Hannah lifted up her hair and Neville carefully lifted the necklace out of the box. He put it around her neck then gently did up the clasp. He then conjured a mirror and held it up in front of her.

‘Oh it’s lovely!’ Hannah said fingering the fine gold of the chain ‘my present to you is crap compared to this!’

‘It suits you’ Neville said snaking a hand around Hannah’s waist and giving her a squeeze.

Hannah spent several long minutes admiring the necklace from all angles in the mirror then she gently took it off and place it back in the box.

‘I’m not wearing it to bed’ she said ‘I’ll wear it during the day’

Neville vanished the mirror and laid down and Hannah leaned across him to put the box on the bedside table.

‘You’re seriously too good to me’ she went on snuggling up to him.

‘Mmmmyeah I suppose I am’ Neville said in mock seriousness ‘I better stop that’

Hannah laughed and slapped his chest.
‘Ha ha smartarse’ she said rolling her eyes.

‘I was thinking about something’ Neville said a moment later.

‘Oh yeah did it hurt?’

‘Oh very funny, no I was wondering about how you felt about going away for a few days, I was thinking of taking you to Paris. Hermione reckons Magical France is terrific. We can go after Christmas and be back in time for that Weird Sisters New Years Eve Concert in Hogsmeade’

‘Oh that would be lovely!’ Hannah exclaimed ‘oh yes lets go’

‘And uh I daresay we would have plenty of time to repeat what we’ve done tonight’ Neville said with a grin ‘I have to say I could easily spend a week buried inside you’

‘Oh so now you’ve had a taste of the sweet stuff you want to go back again and again?’ Hannah said with a grin.

‘Hell yes it was the best feeling’ Neville said kissing her neck and rolling one of her nipples in his fingers ‘I’d like to do it all over the house’

‘’We can’t do that!’ Hannah exclaimed ‘we would get busted then. I do not want to be caught making love by Enid, Algie or Augusta. Especially Augusta! That would so bring down the mood’

‘She’s out all the time doing something or other and Algie and Enid spend all day in the potions lab or in the greenhouses. We could do it you know’

‘No’ Hannah said firmly ‘not here if you want to be different let’s do it outside when we go on a trail ride one day’

‘sounds good’

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Several hours later Neville woke up to find Hannah going down on him.

‘Well that’s a nice way to wake up’ she said sleepily stretching.

‘I could see you stiring and thought you might like the wake up’ Hannah said sitting on his legs and grasping his his hardening length ‘would you like to go again?’

‘Of course but aren’t you sore?’

‘A little but nothing beyond minor discomfort’ Hannah replied leaning down and taking him into her mouth ‘’lusthemoreoften’edoit’the’soonrit’llbeI’ll’retch’

‘Sorry what was that?’

‘Eventually I’ll stop being sore’ Hannah said palming his balls ‘Hermione told me that. She said she was sore for a week after she and Ron first started doing it but she found the more they did it the less it hurt. And apparently Ron is hung like a horse’

Neville made a face.
‘That’ he said ‘is not something I needed to know’

‘You’re hung like a horse too’ Hannah said with a sultry smile leaning down and kissing him on the lips his hardness brushing against her belly ‘well maybe more like a hippogriff. I certainly feel like I’ve had a Hippogriff up me’

‘So-do-I-fuck-like-one?’ Neville murrmurred between kisses as the heat between them intensified.

‘Uh-huh’ Hannah breathed ‘you made me see stars and I want you to do it again’

Hannah lifted up her hips and in one movement guided Neville to her core. She then slowly sat down enveloping Neville’s cock into her.

‘Ah shit!’ Neville groaned as Hannah’s heat surrounded him ‘ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

‘Like that?’ Hannah said grinding down hard on him.

‘Uh huh’

Hannah leaned forward over Neville and dropped a hot hard kiss on his lips as he grabbed her hips and slammed her down on his cock. She sat up and squealed like a pig as the first shot of pleasure raced up her spine.

‘Ah fuck!’ she squealed.

Neville reached down and started rubbing Hannah’s clit hard as he felt himself rush hard toward his oen moment of completion. Hannah squealed so loudly at that Neville’s ears rang.

‘Come for me Han’ he hissed through gritted teeth ‘come on’

Seconds later Hannah erupted arching her back and screeching like a banshee. She flopped forward onto Neville and he flipped her over. He only had to thrust into her three times before he came spilling his essence deep into her with a deep gutteral groan.

‘You’re going to kill me’ He said moments later when he caught his breath ‘Merry Christmas’

Hannah giggled shrilly.
‘Merry Christmas to you Mr Horcrux Destroyer’ she whispered in his ear.

An hour later after one more time in the bed and another time in the shower Neville and Hannah finally left the bedroom walking downstairs with Hannah’s trunk floating in front of them.

‘Morning you two’ Algie said brightly as they entered the kitchen as one ‘Merry Christmas’

‘Merry Christmas’ Hannah said with a grin ‘this year Christmas feels different’

‘Oh yeah howso?’

‘Dunno it just does’ Hannah said brightly avoiding Neville’s eyes ‘maybe it’s something in the air’

When Enid and Augusta made it downstairs yuletide pleasantries were exchanged and they immediately began ‘ooohing’ and ‘ahhhing’ over the necklace Neville had given Hannah.

‘Ooh it’s lovely!’ Augusta said ‘I think my grandson thinks quite a bit of you Hannah’

‘Graaan!’ Neville groaned his face turning a magnificent shade of scarlet.

‘Oh that’s okay I think quite a bit of him’ Hannah said flouncing over and dropping a kiss on his flaming cheek.

‘Oh Lord have you two quite finished embarrassing me?’ Neville asked.

‘The day is young there’s plenty of time for us to continue on’ Enid said ‘okay who wants French toast?’

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After a hearty breakfast Neville saw Hannah off home then returned to the Manor and gathered up a bag containing presents for Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny.

‘Okay Gran I’m off to the Burrow’ he said to Augusta pulling on his cloak ‘I won’t be too long just a bit of gift giving’

‘Okay dear but don’t be too long I’m ging to need help with getting everything ready soon’

‘No worries’

Neville went to the fireplace in the front parlor got in, threw down the floo powder and said loudly ‘The Burrow!’ he disappeared in a rush of green flames arriving moments later to find Mrs Weasley hard at work rushing to get a big Christmas lunch ready.

‘Morning Neville Merry Christmas!’ she greeted him brightly.

‘Merry Christmas Mrs Weasley’ Neville replied stepping out of the grate ‘Are Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny about?’

‘Of course, Harry and Ron are outside with Arthur setting up outside and I think the girls are upstairs....girls! You have a visitor!’

‘Down in a minute Mum!’ came Ginny’s reply.

Ginny and Hermione came down stairs a short time later greeting Neville brightly.

‘Actually I was hoping to have a quiet word to you two before I see Harry and Ron’ Neville said ‘can we have a word in the lounge room?’

‘Sure’ Ginny said 'through there’

Neville made his way into the lounge room andshut the door behind Hermione who was the last to enter the room.

‘Neville what’s up?’ Hermione asked a puzzled look on her face.

‘A purple negligee?’ Neville exclaimed a bloody purple negligee?’

There was a split second of silence before Hermione and Ginny burst into fits of giggles and hit each other a high five.

‘Yessssss I knew it would work!’ Ginny grinned doing a little dance.

‘So was it good?’ Hermione asked with a grin.

‘Well going into details would be rude and Hannah would hex my balls off but not to be too specific it was the best bloody experience of my life!’ Neville said with a stupid grin.

‘So was it just the once?’ Ginny asked ‘when Harry and I lost it to each other we did it a dozen times. Literally’

Hermione gave the most unladylike snort.
‘So did Ron and I’ she said with a grin.

‘Well it wasn’t a dozen times....’ Neville said trailing off.

‘How many?’ Ginny demanded.

‘Well there was the first time....then....three times this morning’ Neville said going red ‘once in the shower’

Ginny and Hermione tittered.

‘It’s brilliant isn’t it?’ Ginny said with a grin ‘well welcome to the club Neville and Mery Christmas’

‘Merry Christmas Gin’

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