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ThenumberofdaysdwindledasMondayturnedintoTuesdayandWednesdayfollowed.YetDraowasnolosertofiguringouthisdilemmathanhehadbeenonMonday.Hehadevenonsideredwritingtohisfatheraboutit,ithadgottenthatannoying,butwritingitdownwouldsomehowmaketheissuemorereal.Ifheneverwroteitdownandtheweekendameandwent,thenheouldjustorateonfettingthatthethoughteverourred.ButifhewroteitdownitbeamemoreoethanasimplethoughtthatourredduringHistoryofMagi.Soinsteadhetriedtoimaginewhathisfatherwouldsay.Ifreallywasn’thardatall.HisfatherwouldgivehimthislookandtellhimthathewasaMalfoyandMalfoysdidwhattheywantedtoandthatheshouldgetridoftheseinseurefeelings.IfhewantedHarry’sompanyheshouldrequestitandthatwasthat.Itshouldn’tmatterwhatitmightlooklikeifsomeoneatuallysawthem.Really,thinkrationallyDrao.Itallomesdowntoamatterofpride.SomeGryffindorsareallowedtohangaroundhimandyetyou,aMalfoy,annot?Youhaveasmuhrighttobearoundhimnowastheydo,onsideringthatyounolongerhateeahotherandouldevenbeonsideredfriends.Man,youaregoingtospendtherestofyourlifearoundhimsowhatismakingyouinferiortothem?

Gryffindorsmayhavetheirewhentheyneedit,butforaSlytherinitisamatterofpride.

HarryhadjustfinishedallhishomeworkforFriday.Ofourse,heouldn’treallyuseanyofhisfreetimeatthistimeofnight,butitwasstillfreetimeandthatwasagoodthing.Yethefelt…edgysomehow.tentthattherewasnomorehomework,butedgyallthesame…almostasiftherewassomethingheshouldbeonernedabout.Andhewasn’tonernedaboutanythingrightnow.Sowhywashefeelingthistense?

TheshowerturnedoffandinthehangeofnoiseHarry’smindshiftedtoDrao.

Theblondleftthebathroomsilently,thelookonhisfaealmostoive.That,Harry’smindrowedtriumphantly,iswherethosefeelingsamefrom!ButwhatwouldDraohavetobenervousabout?

“Hey,Drao?”

Draolookedoverathimfromhissideoftheroom.

“Areyouokay?”

“Yes.”

Well,thatdidn’tgetmeanywhere,Harrythought.

“Harry.”

“What?”HarrylookedoveratDrao.Theblondwasn’tlookingathim.

“YouknowthisisaHogsmeadeweekendright?”

“Itis?”Harryblinked.StrangethatRonorHermionehadn’tsaidanythingaboutit.

“Yes.”

SileneprevailedforafewminutesbeforeDraoalmlyasked.“WouldyouliketodosomethingwithmeonSaturday?”

Harryblinked,surprised.Wherehadthatomefrom?NotthathewasgoingtoturndownanofferlikethatfromDrao.

“Sure.Wheredoyouwanttomeet?”

“TherearesomeprivateroomsattheThreeBroomstiks.I’llgetoneofthem.”

“Soundsgreat.”

Harryeagerlydugintohiseggs.ItwasaFridaym,tomorrowwasSaturday,andthatSaturdaywasaHogsmeadeday.Addtothatthe…well,antiipationofDrao’spropositionthedaybefore,andhewasinarathergoodmoodthisFridaym,evenwithupomingsses.TheotherGryffindorswereingoodspiritsaswell.Ronwaswexitedlyatsomething(Harrywouldhavetoaskhimwhatwasgoingonter),andHermionewasdeeplyensonedinanewbookaboutthepsyhologialmiofwizardsinthe16thentury.HarryhadsheduledaDAmeetingforThursday,sotheotherDAmemberswerealreadylookingforwardtoit.Andtherewasleftoverraspberrypiefromstnight’sdesertforbreakfast,aommonfavouriteofeveryHouseinHogwarts,sothiswasadeidedlygoodFriday.

OverontheSlytherinsideoftheGreatHall,DraowasalsofeelingtheFridayspirit(eventhoughraspberrypiewasnothisfavouriteformofpie),buthewasn’tgrinninglikeanidiotastheGryffindorsontheothersideoftheroomwere.Asmile—nosmirk—didappearbrieflyonhisfeatureswhenafamiliarmessengerbirddroppedalettertohispte.Hisnamewaswritteninpinbkinkontheenvelopeinasriptheknewwell.Quikly,thoughnotoutwardlyeagerly,heopenedtheletter.

Hisfather’snotewasshort…somethingabouttellinghismotherabouttheChristmasholidays?Draoquiklystoodfromthetableandleft,dukingintothealoveinthehallway.Hewaitedasthespellthathidthetrueletterdisappearedasitsensedhewasalone.

Aneerlippingfelloutoftheletter.

Drao,

Ithoughtyouwouldhaveertainiinthis.FudgehasdeidedtoremovethisartileandassoiatedpituresfromtheProphetandwillnotallowittobeprinted.YoumaywanttoshareitwithPotteraswell.

Takeare,

LuiusMalfoy

Drao’seyesfelltotheartile’swords.

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