Ernie slowly got to his feet, his hand having moved to his cheek, and he stared at Alecto for a moment before starting to back away towards the door. "...you won't win, you know. All of this, everything. You won't win," he said, not even thinking about the words that were coming out of his mouth.
"Because everything that you've been teaching all year is wrong, and anyone with even half a brain knows it."
Merlin, if he got out of this alive, he was going to kill Neville for suggesting that he do this.