Draowasloungingonthesofa,havingstoppedhisTransfigurationwork“onlyforaminutetoresthiseyes”.Heonlyrealizedhe’dbeendozingforhalfanhourwhenhewasshakenoutofhisstuporbytheportraitdoorlosingasenteredtheroom.
“SohowarethingsontheGryffindorsideoftheshool?”DraodrawledasheagainlookedattheTransfigurationessayhehadtowrite.
HarrylookedsurprisedthatDraohadaskedsuhaquestion.“Er—fineIguess.”
“Iwasn’tatuallyied,”DraorepliedpointedlyasHarryploppedintothearmhairfaingthesofa.
TheGryffindorshruggedarelessly.“Sothen,howarethingsattheSlytherinendoftheshool?”
“Iwouldn’tknow.You’dhavetogototheSlytherinonRoomtofindthatout.”
Harrygrinnedlopsidedly.“Yes,IwaspnningondoingthatbutIthoughtI’dhekwithyoufirsttoseeifyouknewandsavemethetripbytellingme.”
“Sarasmdoesnotsuityou,Harry.”
“Ifyousayso.”
“Ido.”
Apause.“Sowhenisyourappearaneinourt?”
DraohidhissurpriseasHarrywaitedforananswer.“Monday.”
“Monday?Thatsoonafterthefuneral?”
“Ofourse.You’renotthinkinglikeaSlytherin,Harry.IfNarissahadrequestedFriday,IouldthensaythatthefuneralwasonFridayandmoveittoadateofmyhoie,whateverwasonveenoughforme.SaturdayorSundaywouldbeonveformeandthereforeareoutofthequestion.ButsineIalreadymissFriday’ssses,it’sonlymoreinonveformetomissMonday’saswell.Anythingtothrowoffyouroppo,Harry.You’dbesurprisedhowthelittlethingsanunderminepeople.”
“Sowho’sgoingtobethere?”
“Myself,mygodfather,mymother,Arheonasholderofmyfather’swill,andtheWizengamot.”
“WhatifIwantedtoome?”Harry’svoiesoundedasifhedidn’tarewhetherhewentornot,butDraowasn’tfooled.
“You’realreadyomingtothefuneral,PotterDon’tpushit.”
“Whyan’tIome?”
“You’renotinvolved.”
Harrybithislipforaseond,asifweighingsomedeisioninhismind.“Iouldbe,”hewhispered.
Drao’seyesnarrowedslightlyasHarryrefusedtomeethisgaze.“Whatareyougettingat?”
“Look,orretmeifI’mwrong,butit’syourwordagainstthepersontheworldseesasyourmother.Shesaysyoushouldnotiandyousaythatyoushould.”Harrypausedandfumbledforwords.“Your…yourdad’snotthereanymoretomakesuretheoutomeiswhatyouwant.”DraoaughtthedoubleimpliationsofHarry’swords.Harrywasingaroundthesubjetofbribery,anoptionthatwasnotopentoDrao.“Idon’tknowwhatkindofswayNarissaBkholds,butintheworstasesenarioshewouldbeequaltowhatyourfatherusedtohold.Evenwithoutthat,she’sgotwizardingwonhersidebeauseyou’renotlegalyetandsheis.”
Draosighed.Healreadyhadthoughtthroughthisviiousirleoflogihimself.“Harry,ometothepoint.”
“IfIameasyourfiané,thenyouwouldbelegalandtherewouldbenothingtheyoulddotostopyourianeseeingasthewholeproblemarosebeauseyouaren’talegaladultyet.”
There.He’dsaidit.HarrywaitedforDrao’sresponse.Buttherewasn’tone.TheseondsseemedtostrethintolifetimesasDraosatsilent,hiseyeslookingdownathisTransfigurationtextbookwithoutseeingtheprintedwords.
Theblondshudderedashebreathedoutslowlyandspoke,hisvoiesoundingdeadtoHarry’sears.“Thatisnotanoption.Iwillnotallowsomethingastrivialaslegalitytoinfluenesomethinglikethat.”Gatheringhisbooks,Draostoodandheadedtowardsthebedroom,pausingatHarry’swords.
“Atleastweagreeonthat.IfIweretosayanyvows,theywouldbereal.”
Chapter34:BkMarble,WhiteMarble,andGold
RonwasjustfinishingthestofhisHistoryofMagiessaywhenHermioneexitedlypulledhimovertoanabandonedorneroftheGryffindoronRoom.
“Ifinished!”shesaidexitedlyasshepushedhimdownintoahairandsatdownintheoppositeone.
“Finishedwhat?”
“MypnforrevengeonRitaSkeeter.”
NowRonwasied.“I’min.”
“Youdon’tevenknowwhatitisyet.”
“Doesn’tmatter.Whatarewedoing?”
Hermionesmiledandoutlinedthepn.“Well,firstIwantedtogoafterherpersonallyandpratiesomespellsonher,butIouldn’tdothatuntilvaationandbythattimeitwouldbetooteforthispn.WhatIwanttodoisdiseherfromeverwritingaboutHarryeveragain.”
“Soundsgood.Howdowedoit?”
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