A/N: The blame for this goes entirely on my brother. Who is an idiot. *Ahem* Well, that said....

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Neville wants to be included. Always. So he talks. Always. Cuts off Harry's sentences with his own, just to show.

And the lost words bubble in Harry's blood, writhe under his skin, exploding towards the light like one of the *things* in the greenhouses. But heroes do not crack innocent idiots, so his mouth stays shut. And shut. And. Shut.

As he walks by the lake Neville follows and falls. Arms up, mouth open (as always); thrashing in the water.

And Harry's mouth stays shut.

And.

Shut.