alexiscartwheel | In honor of the interview revelations...

... here's a completely unrelated drabble. Heh. Actually, it is about Neville, but not specifically Neville/Hannah. (Yes, Luna also appears, but not because of any personal Neville/Luna leanings.) Again, this was originally posted on the SQ drabble thread in response to the prompt "baby."

“Ginny, he’s beautiful!” said Luna. The red-headed infant in her arms squirmed.

“Isn’t he?” said Ginny. “I can’t believe how much hair he has already!”

Luna and Ginny continued to list all the reasons why James was the most perfect baby ever born, but Neville no longer heard what they were saying. He leaned back against the kitchen counter, staring across the room at tiny James Potter.

He turned to the man next to him. “What if I can’t do it, Harry?”

“Neville, you’re going to be an great godfather. I’ve seen you stand up to Death Eaters. Spoiling my son should be piece of cake!”

“Do you want to hold him?” asked Luna. She stood up and walked over to Neville, who gave her an incredulous look.

“I’ve never... I don’t know what to do.”

“I thought Gryffindors were supposed to be brave,” teased Luna. “Here, like this,” she said, handing the baby to Neville.

Neville felt like an awkward teen all over again as he tried to arrange his hands to support James. Finally, James settled comfortably in his arms and looked up at Neville with his deep brown eyes.

“Well, James,” said Neville, gazing down at his godson, “I see you have your mother’s eyes.”

I've got the week off from classes, so maybe I'll take some to write something a little longer. Who knows, maybe I can even finish something by the SQ submission date.