What a wonderful fic! I'm more in love with Neville than ever, and Millicent! Oooh. She is awesome. Love her snark, her cheerful acceptance of her strength, her Viking rune stones !!!!1! What love. Neville's glimpse of her mourning for Vince is poignant and so deftly done.
Also, Neville knowing all about plants but being so forgetful of people's names is LURVE. His discovery that like a rare plant or rugged island, he can see and appreciate Millicent's inner beauty - the beauty that comes of being authentically yourself - this is so awesome. What a gift, for Neville - for their friendship - and for us!
So of course, I also cracked up at the meta about romance fics and their overdone heroes. Loved loved loved everything about this fic! Recced it. Re-read it. It's OMG ZO WONDERFUL!!!