TheonethingthatseparatedtheLuiusinthepiturefromtheonethatappearedinMinistryfuntionsandouldbeseenstrollingdownDiagonAlleyasifheownedthepe,wasthattheartisthaddrawnhiswingsbk,silken,andasmagastheyhadappearedwhenHarryhadfirstseenthemintheGreatHall.

Dobbydisappeared,asiffleeingfromapossibleoutburstfromDraoathowtheHouseElfhadbrokenwhateverruleitwashesaidhehadbroken,leavingHarryandDraointheroom.

“Dobby…thoughtitmighthelp.”Harrysaidatst.“Ididn’tknowhewasgoingtodoit.”

Draonodded,hiseyesneverleavingtheportrait.

Harrysuddenlyfeltasifhewasn’tsupposedtobethere,asiftherewassomelosurethatDraoneededthatheshouldn’tsee.

“I’mgoingtogogetsomelunh,”hesaid.

“Fine.”

Harryknewbynowthat,omingfromDrao,thatwasadismissal.

TheGreatHallwasmorerowdedthanusualonaSaturday,butHarryimmediatelyloatedHermioneandRonintherowdofGryffindorstudents.Theyofferedhimtentativesmilesasheapproahedandsatdownarossfromthem.

“What’sgoingon?”Harryasked,indiatingthebustleofstudentstalkingexitedly.

“Thestudentsthatwereoutstnightallamebakafewhoursafteryoudid.”Ronexpinedinahushedvoie.“TheywereallsenttosleepintheinfirmaryandallofthemexeptBiseareupinDumbledore’soffierightnow.Theyallfaesuspensionbutpeoplearewhisperingaboutexpulsion.”

“Bisehasthreerakedribs,afraturedknee,fraturedjaw,andasevereonussion.Oneoftheribspunturedhislungaswell,buthe’sexpetedtomakeafullreovery.”Hermioneontinued.

“It’ssupposedtobeaseretsoeveryoneknows,”Harryremarked,loadingfoodontohispte.

“So,areyougoingtotelluswhathappened?”Ronasked.

“Yeah,butnothere.AfterIeatwe’llgotalk.”

HarryatequiklyandthethreeGryffindorslefttheGreatHallandheadeddowntowardswhereHagrid’shousewas.Nootherstudentsweremillingabouttoday;mostofthemseemedtobewaitingfortheverditontheformerlymissingstudents.

Astheywalked,Harrytoldhisfriendswhathadhappened,startingwithhisideatohaveDobbyoafirepetoMalfoyManorandendingwithLuiusMalfoy’sdeath.

“Bloodyhell,”Ronsaidappreiablywhenhefinished.Therewasapauseasnoonesaidanything,thenRonfrowned.“IwonderwhatwillhappenwiththeManornow.”

“Whatdoyoumean?”

“Well,Malfoy’sparentsweredivoredwhenhisfatherdied.Normally,likeifmyfatherdied,thehousewouldgotomymomandthenwhenshediedtotheoldesthild,orwhoeverwasnamedheir.ButMalfoy’snotsixteenyet,ishe?Soheanithepropertybuthean’tliveonituntilhe’slegal.”

“Heouldbefaingalotoflegalproblemsthen.”Hermionesaidthoughtfully.“Otheradultsouldmakeaasethatheisunfittoiitbeauseofhisage.”

“True.AndIbetLuiusMalfoylefteverythingtohisson.”Ronontinued.“TheMalfoyswouldstiktotraditionlikethat.Malfoywouldieverything,soifhewasdeemedunfittoi,thensomeoneelsewouldgeteverything.”

“AndanyotherretivesareDeathEaters,”Harryontinuedthethought.“Thatouldbeaproblem.”

“Well,itwon’tbeifMalfoyturnssixteensoon.Doesanyoneknowhisbirthday?”Hermioneasked.BothHarryandRonshooktheirheads.

HarrywalkedintohisandDrao’sroomstentatively,unsureofwhattoexpet.Draowassittingontheouh,lookingintothefire,athoughtfulexpressiononhisfae.LuiusMalfoy’sportraitwasstillonthewall.ThefigureinsideitlookedupslightlywhenHarryenteredtheroomandnoddedurtlytoHarrybeforereturninghisattentiontothewindow.

Draodidn’tlookupuntilHarrysatdowntohimontheouh.HarrythoughtDraolookedmuhbetternowthanhehadthatm.Hiseyeshadreturnedtotheirinal,andthesullenexpressionthathadsetin,thoughstillthere,wasnotaspromiasithadbeenbefore.HarrywonderedifDraohadtalkedtotheportraitofhisfatherafterhe’dleft.Heknewthathewouldhave,hadtherebeenaportraitofSiriusBktotalktoafterhisgodfather’sdeath.

“Voldemortkilledmyfather.”Draosaidsoftly,hiseyesbintoHarry’sownwithaquestion.“You’regoingtohavetofighthim.Harry…areyougoingtokillhim?Whenyoufighthim?”

“Yes,”Harryrepliedevenlyandwithaonvitionhe’dnotfeltbefore.“Iamgoingtokillhim.”

“Promiseme…thatwhenyoudo,eventhoughyouhaveyourownreasonstokillhim…promisemethatpartofitwillbeformyfather.”

Harrylookedforamomentattheboysittingtohim,sawhowhurtinsideDraowas,sawthesamefeelingsthatheknewfromhisownexperienes…sawtheonethingthathemightbeabletodotohelp.

“Ipromise.”

Chapter32:WildfireNews

HarryhadneverseenthestudentbodyofHogwartsasattentiveaswhenDumbledoreannounedthefourdaysuspensionoftwenty-threestudentsfromtheshool.Nonameswerementioned,thoughasHarrylookedaroundtheGreatHallitwasratherobviouswherethegapsinthehouseswere.Ashiseyeshaddoneountlesstimesduringtheday,hesoughtoutDraowhowassittingalmlyatthebreakfasttable.HehadbrieflyappearedintheGreatHallformealsonSunday,buthadinsistedongoingtossesonMonday.

“Harry,youlookmoreupsetthanMalfoy,”Ronmuttered.“Rex.IfMalfoywasgoingtobreakdown,hewouldhavedoneitalready.”

“Ithinkhe’sdoingtherightthing.”Hermioneadded.Harrylookedatherinsurprise.“Thefasteryougetbakintoyourlifeafteranilikethat,thebetteritisinthelongrun.Peoplefindtheroutineoftheirliveshelpsthemm

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