Made, Not Born Title: Made, Not Born Author:accioslash Pairing: None Word Count: 100 Rating: G Warnings: None Challenge: #60: Hero Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
Neville never expected to hear the word 'hero' applied to himself.
Heroes were people like Harry or Professor Dumbledore. Both brave from the time they were in their nappies. Both Gryffindors through and through. Not boys like him who couldn't even remember the password to the common room without writing it down.
But when he pulled the sword of Gryffindor out of the Sorting Hat and people started to call him 'hero' he finally felt like, perhaps, heroes weren't born. They were made. And he was one of them. He spared Voldemort one last glance. Nagini didn’t stand a chance.