InsaneJournal

Who: Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas, and Seamus Finnigan ( and possibly JFF later on )
What: Neville doesn't think it's fair for his friends to find out from a newspaper.
Where: The Thomas-Finnigan residence.
When: Saturday, 1 November 2003 4:15 AM
Rating: PG?



Leaving Rook Cottage had to have been the hardest thing that Neville had ever done in his whole life. Really, he wanted to stay there and just let the shock take him over. There was little time to process the events of that night, and it was unfortunate that he didn't have time to mourn someone he considered a mentor and a friend. Harry Potter had been both of those things and more to Neville, and it was because of his respect for him that he found it necessary to tell their friends in person.

Everything from the moment Gaskin had informed them all of what happened, to now was a complete blur. Neville had sent Luna a patronus for the second time in as many nights. He had told her first, figuring it would be harder to leave if what waited after her was going back to the Ministry. He hugged her and promised to find whoever did this before forcing himself to leave.

The second, and last, stop was to visit Dean and Seamus in Blackpool. The list of people he had to tell wasn't particularly long, but it would have been an insult to Harry's memory for them to find out from anyone that wasn't himself or Ron. Taking a deep breath, Neville cast another patronus.

"Get up. I'm coming over. I have something important to tell you. This can't wait until morning. Neville," he said to the bear and sent it on its way. For a moment, Neville paused, wondering how he was going to get through the night. He would figure that out after talking to his friends. With one last glance at Rook Cottage in the distance, he began his journey to Blackpool. Once on the doorstep of his friend's house, he waited behind the door.