HP Drizzle

Title: The Courage Tree
Author: rzzmg
Prompt: S3 by shiftylinguini
Pairing(s): Neville/Draco
Word Count: ~5K
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): Explicit slash sexual situations, explicit profanity, first time regrets
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Thank you so much to my beta, “gjeangirl”! This one is dedicated to you! This is my first time shipping this couple. I hope you like! Title comes from something my mother used to say to me: life is a tree, and each branch is an event that brings you close to the person you are meant to be. You just have to have the courage to climb, and you will discover your destiny.
Summary: Neville’s fallen head-over heels for his Hogwarts co-worker, but he’s lacking the necessary courage at the moment to discover if those feelings could be reciprocated or not. When Draco volunteers to help Neville save his plants in the greenhouse from an unexpected and lingering heatwave, however, this just may be fate knocking on Neville’s door…


( The Courage Tree )