POST WAR

Neville was trying so hard to hide his feelings away. He couldn't feel like this. Not anymore. Neville was not a teenager. He was an adult. And adults control feelings, right? No

Neville and Luna walked down the street of Hermione's flat. Neville wasn't sure what to say. 

"Aren't you gonna apparate?" Neville asked "Where are you staying?" 

"My dad's old house" Luna answered smiling "And yes. I will apparate in a bit. I just fancy walking. Breathing fresh air" 

Luna might've been 20, but she had a child's spirit. On the other hand, Neville felt like he had grown ages. 

"That was weird, wasn't it?" Neville finally said smiling. 

"What was?" Luna asked 

"Draco Malfoy? I can't believe Hermione invited him"

"He's nice" Luna said and kept walking "I know that everyone thinks he is evil or vile. But in reality he is such a lonely boy"

"He made my life miserable" Neville responded looking down. 

"That was in the past" Luna said "I bet we all have changed"

"You haven't" 

Luna smiled "Really?" 

Neville simply nodded. 

Neville wanted to say she emanated such glow, happiness and energy. The same one that helped Neville years ago to face the Carrow siblings. Neville hadn't told anyone. But thinking about Luna made him stronger. But that was over. 

"So... How are your parents?" Luna asked 

"Oh!" Neville was surprised by the question. Almost nobody asked about his parents. It was as if they were dead. Just like Harry's. 

"They're fine" he sighed "I mean, fine as they can be. Although mom smiled when I told her what happened at the war. As she was proud of me"

"I'm pretty sure she is" Luna smiled. 

"I haven't taken Hannah, you know?" Neville didn't know what he said that. But it was true. Luna was the only one he took to see his parents. Well The Golden Trio and Ginny as well. But they got there by accident. 

"Why not?" Luna asked intrigued 

"Don't know" Neville answered. 

"And how's your Grandma?" 

"Annoying as always" Neville smiled "But healthy. She is fine"

They kept walking in silence. Neville wanted to ask her so many things. How was her father? Xenophilius had invited him for tea so many times. But all that he said was:

"Are you engaged?"

"Are you teaching at Hogwarts?" 

They both asked at the same time. 

They laughed.

"Yes I am" she said "Rolf is lovely. You should meet him one day"

Neville nodded. Something inside his head told him Rolf was a twat. He didn't have to meet him to know. 

"And yes. I'll be professor Sprout's assistant. Or something... She is planning to retire soon" 

Luna smiled "You will be a lovely teacher. I'm sure" 

"Thanks Luna" 

"You're welcome" 

Neville kissed her cheek. He would never do anything with an engaged girl. 

"Want an ice-cream?" she asked.

They went for ice-creams at Florean's. Neville asked for pistachio, Luna for strawberry. 

"I reckon we should be friends" Neville said as they sat on a bench outside. Devouring their cones. 

"We are friends Neville" 

Neville laughed 

"I ment after we... We shouldn't stop being friends. Because it could be awkward or something. I don't  want to loose you as a friend because we...dated "

"Don't worry" she said "I will never stop being friends with you. Specially friends that buy me icecream"

Neville giggled. 

"You should buy me something as well" 

"Chocolate frogs?" 

"It's a good start" 

Neville finished his cone. And accommodated in his seat. 

"Now that we are friends. Can I ask you for advice?" 

Luna was beaming. 

"Sure!" 

"I haven't told Hannah that I...I'm a virgin" he whispered 

"You are?" Luna joked

"And... That I don't like sex" 

Luna patted his shoulder

"I told Rolf about me... Being trans?" she said "He wasn't freaked out. He said he loved me the way I am"

Neville smiled. He remembered he said the same when she told him. And that gave him the confidence to came out as asexual

"I'm glad" maybe Rolf wasn't a bad lad after all. 

"And... Hannah was a nice girl at Hogwarts. She is going to accept you. And if she doesn't, then you will find someone who will"

"Thanks Luna" he said "I'm glad we are friends"

"Me too" she said "And I want to visit your parents soon. I want to cover their room with these stones" she took out some of her pocket, they were transparent and shinny "Mayans believed they cured everything..."

Neville knew nothing would cure his parents. But he was glad someone cared for them. And for him. 

"They would love them" he said smiling "I'm sure of it"