Re: Snape/Neville
"You're not the only one. I can still remembet seeing Hermione confronting them in the common room. I didn't hear what it was about but I could make a pretty good guess." He grinned at Snape. "It could have been worse, you could have had to live with them year round."
"You're welcome. No, while I enjoy watching it when my friends are playing, I've never really followed it otherwise." So they had that in common, it seemed."
"No, I don't mind. Practicalities. You can only apparate from and to so many places, certainly not in or out of Hogwarts. So, if I ever need to get to a location, or away from it where that isn't possible, I want the means to do so. I intend to be ready."
"Plus, I don't believe in letting fear rule me, so it's high time I got over that particular one. Better late than never, as they say."