He runs the sword
Straight through
The snake.
And it goes limp,
Dead.
Once and for all.
And he's the one that did it.
The one
No one would ever expect,
Neville Longbottom,
Has killed
Nagini.
The thing Voldemort
Cares most for.
And he did it with nothing other than
The Sword of Gryffindor!
Shocking, isn't it?
You never would
have guessed it!
But,
There he is.
Sure, snake's blood
(And a bit of his own, too)
is splattered on his clothing,
like some sort of a gruesome paint.
But he's smiling,
Just a little bit.
Because this is
A tribute.
One that he will remember forever.
And it's to Harry,
Who died for them all.
And this is just
A slap in the face
To everyone
Who ever thought
That he was not enough.
AN: Here's to Neville, one of my favorite characters in the series. As I have always liked him, I had a sort of proud-mama moment when I read this scene. I would also like to thank my beta-reader wisegirlweasley for being extremely awesome. Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it. (: