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“Well,theonlyreasonshegetstowritetheartilesonHarryisbeausesheusesheranimagusformtosnooparoundforinformation.Shethenhassomethingthatnootherreporterhas,insideinformationonHarryPotter.Butwhatifwetookthataway?”Hermione’seyesglitteredwithtriumph.“WhatifwegavetheProphetanotherreporter,losertoHarryPotterthanRitaSkeeterouldeverbe?Someonelikethosewhoreallyknowhim?”

“Peoplelikeus!”

“Exatly.Andsineyou’rewillingtohelp,andifweangetGinnytohelptoo,weanhaveonereporterforallthemajorjournalismoutposts.”

“ButwillHarrygowithitthough?”Ronlookedskeptial.“Imean,itwouldkindabelikespyingonourownfriend.”

“Buthe’llgettodeidewhatgetsprinted.Heknowswewouldn’tprintanythingbadoruntrueandheknowsthatifhewantedsomethingkeptseretweouldkeepit.Sowhywouldn’the?”

“Goodpoint.We’llaskhimfirstbeforewegothroughwithitthough.”

“Ofourse.Butgoingontheideathathewill.You,Ginny,andIwillwritetotheProphet,theQuibbler,andWithWeekly.We’lloffertowriteartilesaboutanyofthenewsworthyationsofHarryPotter.Whattheywon’tknowisthatwe’llshufflealltheinformationbetweenthethree,soeahpubliationwillhavesomedetailsthattheotherswon’t.Therefore,they’llseeourinputasprieless.Otherthanastipendforourartiles,we’lldemandthatinreturnnootherwriteranbeallowedtowriteanartileexlusivelyaboutHarryPotterorthoseoedtohim.”

Ron’sgrinwasakintothatofthegrinsnormallyseenonthefaesofhistwobrothers,FredandGee.“Let’sgoaskGinnyifshewantstohelp.”

Alltheday,Draorefusedtolethimselfthinkaboutthetrial,orHarry,orHarry’s…ideaofhowtowinthetrial.Thefuneraltheday,hereasoned,tookpreedene.TheveryfatthathewasputtingoffthinkingofwhatHarryhadsaiddidnotenterhismind,althoughonsomelevelheknewhewasdoingit.

HarryseemedtohaverealizedthatDraodidnotwishtodisusswhathehadbroughtupandkepthisdistane.ButDraoouldfeeltheweightofhisstarewhenevertheywereinthesameroomtogether,eventhoughheignoredit.

Hewouldn’tallowhimselftothinkaboutanythingregardingthetrialuntilhisfather’sfuneralwasover.

Thedayofthefuneraldawnedbrightandsunny,andaswarmastheweatheranbeinthethirdweekofFebruary.DumbledorehimselfhadgivenhisoforHarryandDraotomissbothFridayandSaturday,ontheonditionthattheyhadtoometohisoffieimmediatelyaftertheyarrivedbakatHogwartsSundaynight.HepresentedthemwithfourtiketsfortheHogwartsExpress,twotogobaktoLondonthatm,andtwotoomebakSaturdayafternoon.HarrywasseretlyrelievedthatDumbledoredidnotaskifthey’drathertravelbyfloopowder.Hedidn’tthinkeitherheorDraowouldhavebeenabletodothatyet.

Theideaofahaperonewasnotbroahedbyanyone,andHarrythoughtthattherehadtobesomerulethattheywerebreaking.AsthetrainwaspullingawayfromHogsmeadHarryaskedDraoifthatwastrue.

Draothoughtforamoment.“ThatsortofthingisdonewhenstudentsareleavingtheHogwartsgroundsandHogwartsisstillresponsibleforthem.Soifanythinghappensthenitistheshoolthatisbmed.Weareatuallyleavingtheshoolandgoinghome,likeonChristmasvaation,soifwegethurtit’sourfaultandnottheshool’s.That’swhywehavetoreportbakonSaturday.We’renotpartofthestudentbodyatthemoment.”

“Oh.”

DraostudiedHarryforamomentastheboyarossfromhimlookedoutthewindowatthepassingsenery.“Whyaren’tyouwearingyourfamilyolors?”

“Idon’tknowwhattheyare.”Harryrepliedtruthfully.TheonlyoloronHarry’slothesotherthanbkwasthedarkreduffs(thatHermionehadoloredwithaspellthatm).

“We’llhavetofindthatoutsometime.”Draospokethoughtfully,ashisowngazeturnedtothewindow.

NothingmorewassaiduntiltheyarrivedatKingsCross.

Thesamelimo-that-was-atually-a-arriagethathadgreetedthemduringChristmasvaationwaitedforthemoutsidethestationandtheyrodeinsilenetotheManor.EversooftenHarrywouldlookoveratDraoand,asthearriagegotloserandlosertohishome,theblondpaledjustalittlemore.Harrydidn’thavetoguesstoknowwhathewasthinking,orratherremembering.

TheManoritselfdidn’tlooklikeithadhangedfromthesttimethey’dseenit.Outwardly,oneouldalmostbelievenothinghadhappened.SuhdelusionswereshatteredwhenDraowaspresentedwithalistofwhatartifatshadbeenbrokenbeyondrepairbyashiveringHouseElfastheywalkedinthedoor.

“Butweisfixingeverythingotherthanthose,MasterDraosir,”itsaidhurriedly.

“I’msure,”Draoutthereatureoffabruptlybutwithnomalieinhisvoie.

TheHouseElf’seyesfellsullenlytothefloor.“MasterLuiusisoutontheterraeMasterDrao,sir.”

DraonoddedandtheHouseElfdisappeared.Together,HarryandDraowalkedthroughthefirstfloortothebakgardens.Aasketofwhitemarble,overedinalearfilmwhihhummedofmagi,levitatedthereandHarryalmostouldn’tlookattheformerMalfoypatriarh.

TheDeathEatershadleftLuius’sbodyuntouhed,exeptforhiswingswhihwerebrokenbeyondeventherepairofskilledHouseElfmagi.Thetatteredbkwings,stillintheirsteelformfromwhenhe’ddied,hadbeenarrangedaroundhisbody,whihwasdressedinwhatDraoknewhadbeenhisfavoriteoutfit.Athisfeetythefamiliarsnake-headane.

Harryhaddonehisownresearhtoknowhowtoproperlyatduringthefuneral,andsteppeduptotheasketasDraodid.

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