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“No.Morelike,he’sretirednow.”Harrymuttered.

“Mental.Thewholethingismental,”Ronmurmured,andHarryprivatelythought,Ronyouhavenoidea.

“SowhatdidhesayabouttheDA?”Hermioneasked,tohangethesubjet.

“Oh,yeah,didyouaskhim?”

“Hesaidweouldaslongasall‘priorommitments’wereupheldorsomething.”

“Inotherwords:sswork.”Ronrified.

“Right.Healso…requestedweaddanothermember.Onewhomayormaynotshowup.”

“Whowouldthatbe?”Ronaskedquizzially.

“It’sDraoMalfoy,isn’tit?”HermioneaskedandRonlookedatherasifshewasrazy.

“Itan’tbeFerret,Hermione—”RonstoppedatthelookonHarry’sfae.“ItISMalfoy?Youdidn’tsayyes,didyou?”

“Heprobablywon’tome,”Harrymuttered.

“You’reabsolutelyright,”Hermioneagreed,lookingpointedlyinRon’sdiretion.“Hewon’tome.”

“Butwhatifhedoes?”Ronasked.“Thenwe’llhavetoatallnie-”

“Notifwe’reduelinghim,”Harryputin,andRonaughtontowhatHarrywasimplying.

“Ilikethatidea,Harry.”

DraoMalfoyreturnedtossestheday,lookingforalltheworldasifhehadnotfainted,orbkedout,orfallendowngraefullyatsupperthenightbefore.Infat,DraoMalfoyhimselfouldn’tremembermuhaboutthebkingoutpart,sohebrushedoffanyinquiriesabouthishealth(alongwithinquiriesaboutwhyhehadn’tbeenintheHospitalWing).AllwasgoingalonglikeanormalshooldayforDraoMalfoysowhenRonWeasleyhappenedtobrushbyhimafterlunh,hewasn’texpetingashoutingo.

ForRonWeasleythedaywasnotgoingsowell.Itseemedtobeoneofthosedayswherenothingwentrightandeverythingthatouldpossiblygowrongdidgowrong.AndRonassumedthatifhehadbeeninPotions(whihhethankfullywasn’t)hisauldronwouldhavemeltedonhim,justtomakethedayworse.Andhisfriendsweren’thelpingeitherasHermioneseemednevertohaveabaddayandthereforewasn’tatall,andHarryseemedpreoupiedwithdreadinghisupomingPotionssstoworryabouthowbadRon’sdaywas.SowhenhehappenedtorunintoMalfoyleavingtheGreatHallafterlunhandthelittleFerrethadtheaudaitytosnipe‘wathwherehewasgoing’Ronletitallout.

“Oh,andI’msurewe’regoingtoallhavetowathwhatwedoaroundyounowMalfoy,wewouldn’twantyoufaintingagain.”Hespokesnidely.

“ShutitWeasel,oryoumightfindyourselfbkingout,orshouldIsayknokedout.”

“Oh,greatomebak.HaveyoubeenwonthemwithDaddyinyourfreetime,beausenowIbethehasalotoftimetospendonyou,andeveryoneknowsthatDeathEatersalwayshavethebestomebaks,don’tthey?”

HarrygulpedasangerbegantoradiateoffDrao,butnooneelseseemedtonotie.“Ronthismightnotbethebest—”hestartedinalowwhisper.

“Don’tyouEVERtalkaboutmyfatherthatway!”Draoshouted.AsmallrippingsoundwasheardandRonsteppedbakastwobkwingsofsharpenedfeatherssproutedoutofDrao’sbak.

“Whatthe—”

“DRAbsp;Calmdownthisinstant!”SnapeappearedatDrao’selbow.

“Notuntilhetakesbakwhathesaidaboutmyfather!”Draohissed,hiswingssnappingfuriously,alonefeatherbreakinglooseandfallingtothefloor.

Snaperolledhiseyes.“Weasley,apologize.TwentypointsfromGryffindorforantagonizinganotherstudent.”

AsRonmumbledaompletelyinsinereapology,HarryturnedtoHermioneandwhispered.“Whenyougetsometime,lookupVeriaeinthelibrary,willyou?”

Thegirlnodded,stilllookingatthebkwingsandtheslieofstonethatonelonefeatherhadarvedoutofthefloorjustbydriftingtoit.

Chapter4:LifemateSighted

HarrysilentlyfumedashetookhisseattoHermioneforPotions.StillnosignofMalfoyanywhere,andthegithadtwominutestogettoss.But,Harrystoppedhimself,whyinMerlin’snamedidheare?AfterDraohad“almeddown”andthewingshadreeded,theinsufferableprathadleft,goinginthediretionoftheSlytherindormitories(asHarry’sexperienefromSeondYearhadtaughthim),probablytohangehisrobes.Andhe’dprobablybefivetotenminutestetossbutwouldSnapeare?Notatall.SoHarrysatfumingattheunfairnessofitall.

Harrywassoburiedinhisinternalrantthathedidn’tnotiethearrivalofDraoMalfoy,orthesuddenhushthatwentaroundtheroomasalleyes(butHarry’s)turnedtolookattheyoungaristorat.IfDraowasbotheredbytheirlooks,hedidn’tshowit,andHarry,finallyrealizingtheblonde’sexisteneinssnotthirtyseondsbeforessbegan,thoughtthatMalfoywouldprobablyenjoybeinginthespotlight.

Draopointedlyignoredthestaresfromhisssmatesashemadehiswaytohisustomaryworkpe.Hewastheonlyoneathistableashepreferredtoworkalone,whihnowDraorealizedwasagoodthing,ashedidn’thavetoworryaboutwwithapartnerwhowasfrettingabouthimsproutingwingseverytwoseonds.

“WellifyouwouldallbesokindastostoplookingatMr.Malfoy,Ibelieveyouallhaveworktodo,”SnapesnappedasheenteredthessroominthesamemannerhehaddonesosineHarry’sfirstPotionsssinFirstYear.“Butbeforeyougettothat,Iamgoingtoassigntheprojetthatyouwillbewonandyourpartners.”

Aolletiveshudderwentaroundtheroom.Snape’sregurworkwashardenough,butwhenheassignedprojets…welltheynormallyhadtheeffetthatthewoodenhorsehadonTroy.Theonlytwowhohadsurvived—muhlesspassed—thestprojetwereDraoandHermione,whohadworkedbythemselves.Everyoneelsehadbeensenttotheinfirmaryforvariousreasons.Harryhimselfhadenjoyedaniingtimewherehiseyesha

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