PansylookedalittleannoyedwhenshewalkedintooneofthedeidedlySlytherinompartmentstoseeDraoseatedquiteomfortablybetweenCrabbeandGoyle.Bise,whowasalreadyseatedarossfromthemughedatthelookonherfae,ausingDraotolookup.Heshothersomethingbetweenasmileandasmirk.

“Maybetime,Pansydear.”

Chapter23:ADeidedlyGoodFriday

“Firstdaybakinshoolaftervaationbutdoyouthinktheteahersouldgoalittleeasieronus?”Ronlookedforlornlyatthestakofhomeworkthathehadpiledinfrontofhimonatable.

“You’llfindthatifyouatuallygetstartedonit,Ron,theworkgoesmuhfasterthanyouthinkitwill.”HermionetoldhimfromwhereshewasalreadywonherArithmanyhomework.

RonlookedatHermione’spileofhomework,whihwasabouthalfthesizeofhisbeauseshehadalreadybeenwonitforanhour.Inastresorteffort,RonturnedtoHarry,whoalsohadaratherrgehomeworkpileinfrontofhim.

“Harry?”

HarrywastooabsorbedinhisPotionstexttoregisterthequestion.Let’ssee…R:Radish,Ragweed,Ragwort,Raspberry,Red-root,Reed(ommon),Reed(giant),Rose,Rosemary,Roket(Eruasativa),Rue,Rush(ommon),Rutabagas…

“Harry!”

Harrylookedup.“What?”

“Ronwastryingtofindawayoutofstartinghishomework.”Hermionestated,shootingRonanannoyedlook.

Harrygrinnedsheepishly.“Sorry,Ron.IhaveaPotionsessayduefirstthingtomorrow.”

“Butyoudon’thavePotionsuntiltheafternoon.”

“Iknow.”

Inthesilenethatfollowed,Hermionelookedupfromheralutions.“Harry,areyousureMalfoywon’tmindusbeinginhere?”

Harryshrugged.“It’snotlikewe’resittingonhisbed,Hermione.”

Rondidn’tholdbaktheshudderthatideasentthroughhim.“Likewe’dwanttobe.”

Harryreturnedtotheindex.He’drunoutofRwords.But“RosaRubiginosa”,theingredienthewassupposedtobedoingthisessayontheusesof,wasnowheretobefound.“Where’stheRosaRubiginosa?”heaskedthebookexasperatedly.

“Trylookingundertheommonnameandnotthesientifiname,Harry.”Draotoldhimasheenteredthroughtheportrait.“It’smostlikelylistedunderEgntine.”

“Thanks.”HarrystartedgoingbaktotheE’s.

“Sure.”AndDraodisappearedintothebedroom.

RonsharedaknowinglookwithHermioneastheblondlefttheroom.

“Youtwoseemtobe…lose,Harry.”Ronstumbledslightlyoverthewords.

Harrythoughtforamoment.“Iguessyououldsaythat.We’renotreallylosefriends…we’rejustnotenemiesanymore.”

“Ithinkthat’sagoodthing,Harry”Hermionetoldhim.

Ronlookedalmostbetrayed.“What?Why?”

“Well,beforethiswholethinghappened,ifwewereinthesameroomashe,Malfoywouldn’teverhavemissedthehanetostartsomething.Butjustnowheompletelyignoredus.Idon’tknowaboutyou,Ron,butI’dratherbeignoredthanbeyellinginsultsateahother.”

ThelookonRon’sfaelearlyindiatedthathe’dratherbeyellinginsults,buthekeptquiet.Hermionedidhavealogialpoint,evenifhisfamily’sfeudwiththeMalfoysmightstateotherwise.Igneahotherwasalotless…troublesome…thanonstantlyfighting.

TalkingabouthisfriendshipwithDraomadeHarryremembertheoionDraohadstartedthenightbeforetheyamebak.“Hey,Ron…”Harrystarted.“WhatdotheotherGryffindorsthinkaboutmenotstayinginthetoweranymore?”

“Well,it’snotabigthinganymore”Ronsaid.“ThefirstoupleofweeksNevilleandIhadtooverforyouabit.”

“YoutoldNeville?”

“Notthewholetruth.Itoldhimthatitwasasafetything.HeassumeditwasaboutYou-Know-oops-Voldemort.AndthenheandItoldtheotherboysinthedormthatitwasaspaingthing…youknow,trynottorampeveryonein.Ifiguredthattheymightbelieveitmoreifitamefrompeopleotherthanjustme.”

“NooneelsereallynotiedyouweregonefromtheTower,”Hermioneexpined,“BeauseyoustilleatwithusandattendthesamessesandstillsitintheonRoom.It’snotlikeyou’renotinGryffindoranymore—theywouldhavenotiedthat—youjusthavedifferentsleepingarras.”

Draoseemedlostinthoughtduringdinnerthatnight,pathoughtthathadomeintohisheadearlierthatday.Itwasratherstrange,butafteraweekofhavingHarryaroundalmostonstantly,fromsunuptosundown,healmost…well…missedhavingHarryaround.AndtherewasaHogsmeaddaythisweekend.Addingthesetwofatstogether,hismindhadomeupwiththestraideaduringHistoryofMagi.Now,Draowasusedtothestrangepesthatone’smindwanderedduringHistoryofMagi,butthiswasadifferentthingalltogether.WhynotaskHarrytogotoHogsmeadwithhim?Oratleast,tomeethimatHogsmeadforalittlewhile.Maybegetadrinkorsomething.TherewereprivateroomsattheThreeBroomstiks,sonooneneedknowthattheyweremeetingeahother.Anditwasn’tlikehewasaskingHarryonadateoranything…Orwashe?

Thatwastheproblem.Beauseifhewasn’tthentherewasnoissue,itwasjusttwopeoplegettingtogetherforafewButterbeersandompany.Butifhewas,thenthatwouldmeansomethingentirelydifferent…somethingthatDraowasn’tquitereadyfor.HewouldadmitthatHarrywasn’tthebaneofhisexisteneanymore.HewouldadmitthatheouldenjoyHarry’sompany.Hek,heouldevenadmitthathelikedHarry…buthewasnotreadytoatuallydoanythingaboutit.

Andsothatwasthedilemma,wasn’tit?EithersaynothingandgoaboutwhateverelsehewouldbedoingthisSaturday.Or,saysomethinganddealwithwhatitmightbring.Well…hestillhadafewdaystothinkaboutit.

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