Date: 10 November 1997 Characters: Ernie Macmillan & Neville Longbottom Location: Hogwarts, near the greenhouses Private/semi-private/public: Semi-Private. Summary: Rebel solidarity Status: Beginning.
Professor Sprout sent them off with an essay to write. But Ernie had other things on his mind. He volunteers to help put things away after class ended (since he had some free time then), and the professor cheerfully allowed him to do so, letting him get on with it and she headed back towards the castle.
"Hey, Neville," he yelled after the Gryffindor, "you want to give me a hand?"