Stories by Acacia Carter

It was incredible, really, how everyone else's ought tos loomed so large in Neville's life. Slash.

All Augusta had wanted to do was apologise, but as soon as she'd opened her mouth, she'd rather forgot what she was apologising for. Femmeslash.

Fact: There had been a death at Hogwarts. Fact: Deceased 16-year-old male by the name of Marcus Akers, Gryffindor student in his sixth year. Fact: Deceased had met with Neville Longbottom the previous evening. Fact: Akers had been romantically involved with Magnolia Longbottom. SUSPECT: Neville Longbottom: Male, 43, head of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts. PLEA: Not Guilty. VERDICT: ?

As Sirius falls through the veil, four memories are forced to the forefront of Remus's mind. Lyrics from "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz; paraphrased passages from JKR's OotP. A birthday present to my dear beloved beta.

A series of drabbles, written for contests or amusement. Most, if not all, feature Neville.

Neville hadn't expected his boggart to ever change; perhaps he should have done.

Draco ought to have expected he'd end up dying facedown in an alley, but nothing could have prepared him for the events or the friendships that would follow. NL/DM slash, WIP. Implied NL/HP and DM/HP. Trigger warning: implied non-con flashbacks. NOTE: Currently being restructured and edited. If you read ch 1-6 before July 19, you may want to read through it again.

A life-changing disaster at work drives Neville Longbottom to seek aid from the only ally he thinks he can trust - Hermione Weasley.

There is magic the likes of which humans can barely remember and seldom experience. There is, however, a handful of men privileged enough to experience a part of it: the Dryad's Consorts.

Among the green and living things is the safest he's ever felt. But does he belong here? Another companion to An Intervention written for an MNFF challenge, "colour."

O.W.L. results have arrived, and Scorpius is certain his parents won't be thrilled. Written for an MNFF character challenge for Scorpius, and a companion piece to An Intervention.

It had been three years since his wife's death, but the first woman to make him feel something is the last woman he'd have thought. The fact that he's closer in age to her father than to her does not help matters.

It is the beginning of seventh year, and Neville has had just about enough of Amycus Carrow.

In a perfect world, Neville and Hannah's wedding would go off without a hitch. This is not a perfect world.

Neville enjoys a quiet moment.

Neville is a herbologist, not an undercover Auror, and certainly not a pharmacological and criminal mastermind. But somehow he's in the middle of a plot and he must be both - and he only has until springtime to make good on his promises, for good or ill.

"Must I endure the horrible, nauseating burden of owing this tinned twit a favour?" Fat Lady/Sir Cadogan, and yes I have indeed lost my mind. Written for the Inaugural MNFF Great Hall Cotillion of 2012 in under 4 hours.

When he sees her, Colin's heart starts to race. And now he's got her all to himself for an evening - or at least he did.

Percy has everything under control. This is, perhaps, the reason why he is so out of sorts when he wakes up next to a beautiful woman and hasn't the slightest idea what to do next.

Neville has got quite enough to be getting on with, thank you very much, and this new situation with Luna is complicating things even more. Complete.

Neville is completely oblivious he's revealed anything, Harry doesn't know how this will affect their friendship or their working relationship and the only liquor he has tastes like peaches. HP/NL slash. My kingdom to my beta reader Alex.

It was the biggest secret of Auror training, and everyone knew about it. There are so many triggers in here you can't swing a cat without hitting one, so read at your own risk.

Frank had wanted their first Christmas together to have just a little more hope and joy. 2nd Place Winner in the MuggleNet Great Hall-iday Challenge.

They're using HIS greenhouses and HIS plants to torment first years. He's not going to let that slide, no matter who is doing the tormenting nor who the tormented happens to be.

"The wand chooses the wizard; that much has always been clear to those of us who have studied wand lore." A wand chooses a wizard to learn from and teach, gaining mutual experience and respect along the journey.

Harry is twenty-four, his relationship is falling to pieces, and he's getting nowhere on his current assignment at work. It's probably best not to ask how things can get any worse. Companion piece to Revisionism. HP/NL slash, HP/GW interludes.

Time is an odd thing, with a sort of intelligence of its own. When it needs to heal itself, it will do so, using whatever tools it has at its disposal. This time around, the tools happen to be Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom. Slash, complete.

Neville's life has been a quiet one, acquiring and sharing knowledge, widely known to be one of the best in his field. One day, an old friend comes to visit and changes everything... Complete. HP/NL slash

"But we're two very lost and lonely friends who are in a very exclusive position to understand one another almost perfectly, and offer comfort and let out tension that doesn't hinge on breaking down into tears and hating the world..." Slash, HP/NL.

There's just something about defying death that makes one feel alive, and nothing changes when Neville needs to get something off his chest... HP/NL