HP drabble: Well Begun [Neville, Nearly Headless Nick, general]
Title: Well Begun Author: celandineb Fandom: HP Characters: Neville, Nearly Headless Nick Rating: general Summary: It's the end of Neville's first term at Hogwarts... as a professor. Note: Drabble written for coffee_n_cocoa for holiday 2007.
Neville stretched his feet towards his fire contentedly, lifting the wassail cup, enjoying the warm spiced wine.
"Happy Yule," he said aloud, startled to hear a reply.
"To you, too. I trust you've had a good first term?" Nearly Headless Nick appeared before him.
"Yes, although teaching has been... challenging. Even with Pomona's old lesson plans," he paused to marvel once again at calling Professor Sprout 'Pomona', "I've been nervous. But the students seem to be doing well, so I suppose I'm all right."
"Excellent." Sir Nicholas looked pleased. "True Gryffindor courage coming through. I always knew you'd do well."