Draofailedtoansweronemore,fixinghiseyesontheground.
“Hesayshejustknew.Hesaidwhenyou’reinlovewithaperson,youanfeelhispresene.WhileIamnotentirelyinlinedtobelievethatwashowheametohisonlusion,I’vedeidednottopresshim—oryou—further.”
Drao’sbreathaughtinhisthroat.OfourseheknewwhatHarryhadbeentryingtosayonlymerehoursearlier,buttohearitinsomanywordshithimlikeatonofbriks.
“Inlove?”Draowhispered,gningupatMGonagall.
“Ofourse,Iknew.Suspeted,atleast.Withhispersonaldelinebeginningwhenitdid,withtheanofyourpassing.WhatIdidnotsuspetwasyourreiproation.Notuntilwestspoke,thatis.”
“I’msorry,Headmaster,”Draomanaged,notsurewhathewasapologizingfor.
Shefixedhimwithaniystare.
“Youknowsomethingmustbedone.”
“Iknow.”
Hiswordshungintheair.
HeonsideredtellingherthatifshepnnedtoobliviateHarry,shemightaswellobliviatehim,too.Butifshedid,shebetterdoitallthewaybaktofirstyear,beauseheouldn’trememberknowingHarrywithoutrememberingthathelovedhim,andthepainwastoomuhtobear.Hedidn’twanttohavetowathHarrymoveon,findsomeonenew,whileknowingthatatonepoint,hehadlovedhimbak.Thatwasafateworsethandeath.
MGonagallbrokeintohisthoughts.
“IwasthinkinganUnbreakablewoulddothetrik,”MGonagallsaid.
“What?”Draosputtered.
“AnUnbreakableVow.We’llhavehimvownottotellanyonethatyou’restillalive.Toprotetyou.Don’tyouthink?”
“You’renot?You’renotgoingtoobliviatehim?”
“Imustadmitthatobiliviationwasmyfirstthought,aswell.ButIfeltthatwouldn’tworkwellforanyofus.ItwouldrequireMr.Potter’sremovalfromhisnewposition,whihleavesmewithoutaDefenseteaherforyetanotheryear,andhimwastingawayinthatterribleoldmanor.Andforyou,well,I’mnotayoungwoman,Mr.Malfoy.IthinkIshouldwanttoretireoneday,andyouwillmostdefinitelyoutliveme.WhowillensureyoursafetywhenIamgone?IthinkitwouldbeunsurprisingshouldMr.PotterfillmyshoeswhenIamgone,bothinmypositionasHeadmasterandasyourprotetor.Wouldn’tyousay?”MGonagallasked,raisinghereyebrows.
“Isuppose,butPotterhasfriends,Professor.Meddlingones,atthat.Won’ttheywanttoknowwhyherarelyleavesthegrounds?”Draoasked.
MGonagallturned,paingalongtheommonroom,stoppingatthewindowslookingoutintotheke.
“You’reright.TheyouMr.andMrs.Weasleywouldertainlyposeaproblem.IsupposeweouldtrustRonaldandHermionetotakeaVow,aswell.Thenyouwouldhaveawork,shouldanythinghappentoMr.Potter.”
“Professor,Idon’tuand.WhywereyousoadamantthatPotternotknowaboutmyexisteneifthesolutionwassoeasy?”
“Beause,Malfoy,untiljustafewdaysago,Iwasundertheimpressionthatyouhatedtheboy.Ihadalwayspnnedonfindingasuessor,butPotterdidnotseemlikeaviableoption.ButnowthatIknowyouwouldn’tpartiurlymindhisompany,Idon’tseeabetterfit.Unlessthereissomeoneelseyouwouldprefer?”MGonagallasked,walkingbaktowardsMalfoy.“Beauseonehetakesthevow,that’sit.He’llbeyoursoleompanion.”
“Youmakeitsoundlikewe’regettingmarriedorsomething,”Draojokedweakly.Hewassurehewouldn’tmindhavingHarryaroundfortherestofhisdays,buthehadknownthatsinehewaselevenandhadseenHarrygettingfittedforhisrobes.Hehadn’tknownwhoHarrywas,buthehadknownhelikedhim.AsforHarry,hisfeelingsweresonew,andtheloyofthemouldreasonablybealledintoquestion.Sure,Harrymightwantthisnow,butwhataboutintenyears?Fifty?Merlin,ahundred?Wizardsdidtendtoliveterriblylonglives.
“It’snotthatdifferent,isit?Andfarmoreimportant,anyway,”MGonagalladded.“I’llneedtodisussitwithMr.Potter,thenIsupposeifheagrees,weshouldbebakdownheresometimetoday.”
“Bakdownhere?Why?”
“ToperformtheVow,ofourse.”
“Oh,willIbebindingyou?”Draoasked,rathernervous.He’dneverbeenaBinderbefore.
“Ofoursenot.”
“Thenwho?SurelynotHagrid.”
“Me.Thebondwillbetweenthetwoofyou,Mr.Malfoy.”
AknotformedinDrao’sstomah.Ofourse.
“WhatdoyoumeanIdon’thavetoleave?”
Harrywasstandinginthemiddleofhisoffie—whatwouldhavebeenhisoffie,ifnotforDrao,ifnotforhisinredibleneedtobenearhim—throwingthingsintoatrunkthathadbarelybeenunpakedanyway.MGonagallwashnearthedoorway.
“Imean,Mr.Potter,thatIrequireyouhere,”theheadmastersaid,soundingratherannoyed.“I’mgoingtoasksomethingofyou,andIneedyoutoanswertruthfully.
“What?”Harryswallowedaudibly.
“Wouldyoubewillingtotakemype?Ashisprotetor?”MGonagallasked.
“I—Idon’tseewhynot,”Harryanswered.
“Harry,youneedtobesurebeyondadoubt,”sheontinued.“Thiswon’tjustbeapromise.”
Mgonagallraisedhereyebrows,herwordsheavywiththeirmeaning.
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