“eoffit,”Harrysmiledbak.

“I’llbeseeingyou,Potter,I’msure,”Malfoysaid,standingupfromthetable.HerestahandonHarry’sshoulderforjustamoment.HarryreahedupandoveredMalfoy’shandwithhisown,agesturethatfeltoddlyintimate,butthathehadbeenunabletostop.Malfoy’seyeshadwidened,buthedidn’tpullaway.

“Yeah.I’llseeyou,”Harrysaid,remainingatthetable.Harryreleasedhishand.

Malfoyhadnoddedandwalkedaway.ThatwasthesttimeHarryhadeverseenhim.

Harryspedhishandoverhismouth,tryingtopethepaininhishest.Malfoyhadneverbeenhisfriend.Theywouldlikelyhaveneverhadbeenfriends.Sowhydidthefatthattherewasnohaneofreoniliationmakinghimfeelsik?

Threeyearsbefore

“Howhaveyoubeengettingon?”MGonagallasked,havingbroughtDraotoheroffiefortheirdailymeeting.

“Fine,Isuppose,”Draosaid.Itwasmuheasiertospeak,nowthathedidn’thavethatdamnedmandrakeleafinhismouth,notthathespokemuhanyway.Ithadbeenhisthirdtry,asthesttwotimes,thefullmoonhadomeonaloudynight.

“Whereareyounow,intheproess?”

“Waitingforaneletrialstorm,”Draosaid,hiseyegningtowardsthewindowashespoke,hopingperhapsheouldspeakoneintoexistene.

“Andyourwand,it’swwell?”MGonagallasked,hergazefallingtothewandonherdesk.

Henodded.Shehadhaditreregisteredunderafalsenameasthatofatourist,soDraoouldarryonperfmagiwithoutdrawingsuspiion.Hewouldn’thavepinnedMinervaMGonagalltobeawomanwithoionslikeshehad,buthesupposedoionsamewithbeingheadmasterofHogwarts.

“Good.Now,let’sjusthopewhateverformyoutakeisn’ttoooutndish.Iknowit’snotunderyourontrol,butIreallyhopeyou’resomethingIanexpinaway,althoughwithHagridongrounds,there’sverylittleIan’tomeupwithanexusefor.That,andyouwon’tbeHogwarts’firstueredAnimagus,”sheadded,thoughsheseemedalittlenervous.

Hesuppressedtheurgetosayhewouldbehappyasanythingotherthanhimself.

Draosmiledather,shiftinginhishair,notinghewasgettingremarkablygoodatholdinghistongue.Deathreallyhangedaperson,hesupposed.

Chapter2

PresentDay

ThehouseelvesmberedaroundthekitheninasortofanizedhaosthatDraohadgrownaustomedto.Hewassatatadiningtablewiththeheadelf,Tibsy,disussingthedayaheadofthem.

“Tibsy,rememberweneedabirthdayakeattheHufflepufftabletonight.”

“Iremember,MisterMalfoy,”theelfreassuredhim.

“Choote?Orwasitarrotake?”Draoasked,skimminghisnotes.

“Choote,MisterMalfoy.”

“Right.Thankyou,Tibsy.”

Draosmiledandlookedbakdowntothelistoffoodshehadanizedfortoday’smeals.Hefoundhimselfaskingquestionsjusttohaveanexusetospeak.HehadbeenlessthanenthusiastiwhenMGonagallhadsuggestedhebeinhargeofanizingmenusfortheGreatHall.Hehadneverreallythoughtaboutitbeforehand,butsomeonehadtodeidewhattheywouldbeeatingeveryday.Anditwassomethingtodo.Hehaddonenothingbutsitaroundinhisquarters,sinehehadfinallyfinishedthelong,tediousproessofbeominganAnimagus.

Hehadagreed,simplybeauseitmeanthewouldbeabletotalktosomeone,anyone,inhisdaytodaylife.Hewouldseetheheadmasterfordrinksoasionally,butheouldtellthemeetingswerealwaysmoreofawelfarehekthananythingelse.Shewasanieenoughwoman,butshewasn’thisfriend.

Spendingallhistimearoundhouseelvesmadehimfeelasthoughmaybehewasgoingabitfunny,aswell,buttherewasnoonetohekforhim.Hewasterriblyonernedthathewoulddeveloponeoftheirstrangespeehpatternsandbenonethewiserbeausetheyweretheonlylivingthingshespoketo.

Hesighed,hekingofftheitemshehadgoneoverwithTibsy.Hewasdonefortheday.Thejobdidn’ttakelong.Hewouldometothekithenaroundfiveeahm,eatandmakesurethatthehouseelveshadgoneoverthelisthehadleftforthemthedaybefore.Theyalwayssentabitofwhattheyhadmadetohisroomaroundmealtimesaswell,whihheappreiated.Itwasn’tasthoughheouldbewalkingbakandfortharosstheastleallwillynillythroughouttheday.

“I’llbegoingthen,”hesaid,pushinghishairbakfromthetable.

“Willyoubewantingtotakeateaoraoffee,MisterMalfoy?”Tibsyasked,standingupinahurry.

“Nottoday,thankyou.Here’stomorrow’slist,aswell,”headded,pullingapieeofparhmentfromhisbag.

Theelfnoddedandtookthepaper,tukingitintoherpillowase.

Hewalkedovertothewallthatleadtothehallway,gningatthelok.Itwasonlyseveninthem,andthenumberofpeoplewanderingaroundthehallswouldbefew,thenumberwanderingnearthedungeonsevenfewer.Draoastadisillusioharmonhimselfandsteppedoutintothehallway.Hehurrieddownthefamiliarpathtohisrooms,passingonlyfiveorsixstudentsintheproess.Theyreatedtohimaboutasmuhastheywouldhavereatedtoabreeze.

Eventually,hereahedtheoldSlytherindungeons.ThedormshadbeenmovedabovegroundinanattempttokeeptheSlytherinslessseludedfromtherestofthestudentbody,althoughlivinginthedungeonshadneverseemedtoondemntheHufflepuffsinanyway.Still,heuoodthese,afterthewar.NowtheoldSlytherindungeonswereinastateofapparentdisuse.DraoandMGonagallweretheonlyonestoknowthepassword.

Draostoppedinfrontofthestonewallandmurmured,“Sepultura.”

Thebriksbegantoshift,openingaholeinthewall,whih

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