Initially, visitors had flocked to the hospital. Fourteen years without any sign of hope had eventually disheartened even the most zealous of supporters, leaving Neville as his only faithful visitor. Neville had made a habit of visiting his parents at St. Mungo’s each Sunday, so adding a stop at Snape’s bedside wasn’t an altogether huge inconvenience for him. Others had found the task of chatting to a non-responsive body rather daunting, but Neville had solved this by using the time to peruse the Sunday edition of the Daily Prophet, reading certain bits aloud.