“Readyaswe’lleverbe.”Ronwastakingthelead,seeminglythinkingthatifhisgirlfriendsaiditwasreadytobeopened,thatshouldbetheendofdisussion.
“Alright.”Hermione’shandwasshakingalittle,enoughthatDraoknewthatshewasafraid.(Andwhendidthathappen,thatshestoppedbeingGrangerandstartedbeingHermione?)“Onthreethen.”
“Wait.Letme.”Draosteppedinfrontofher,easedherhandsofftheth.Shedidn’targuetoomuh,andwhenRonsteppedinfrontofher,Draosawsomethinginhiseyesthatfeltlikeitwasaflikerofgratitude.“Wandsout?”
ItwasHermionethathadbeensteeringthiswholeprojet,butitwasHarrythatDraolookedto.“Wheneveryou’reready.”Harrysaid,andDraodidn’tfeellikeanythingtoworryabout,whenhehadHarrywathinghisbak.“Justtakeyourtime.”
“Onthree.”Draosaid,andhefeltthetensioninhisarmsbuilding,themagipoolinginhiswristsandhisfiips,thatfamiliarfeelingofwhenhewasreadytotakeation.“One.Two.”Thestsylbleseemedtostrethout,andwhenhefinallydidopenit,itwaswithaloudbangandapuffofdust.“Three.”
“Youknowwhatthismeans,don’tyou?”
Thereweren’ttimesthatDraohadthoughtthathebelonged,thathewaspartofthings,butasHermioneleanedintoRon’sopenarmsandHarryturnedtohim,itwasoneoftheraremomentsofhislifethatDraogottofeellikehehadbeomeaentralpartofateam.Thiswasateam,ateamofthree,andherehewas,beingpulledalongfortheride.
Hedidn’tknowwhatitmeans.AllhewaslookingatwasblueprintsandnotessrawledinthehandwritingofMad-EyeMoody,afatthathadsentHermioneintotearsassoonassherealizedit.Theywerenamesofdeatheaters,andsuspeteddeatheaters,andwerewolfdens,andterroristellsinotherountriesjustwaitingtobeunleashed.
Anditfeltbad.ItfeltlikewhentheanamethroughtheorridorsthatallstudentsweretoreturntotheirhousesandDraohadtowaittohearthenews,whenhesatoutsidetheourtroomwaitingfortheverditforhisfather,whenhewasmeetingtheDarkLordforthefirsttime.Itwasthefeelingthatamewithallbadthings,thatanimalinstintthatservedonlytotellthemwhentheyshouldstartrunning.
Hermioneknew.AndsodidRon.AndevenHarry,reahingoutandgrippingRon’sshoulderwhenHermionelefthimtoflipthroughthejournalswritteninsomeone’sspideryhandwriting(Dumbledore’s,hewouldlearnter),seemedtoknowit.AndreallysodidDrao,thetruthsettlingsomewhereinhisstomahevenbeforeHermionespoke.
“It’snotover.”Thismarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew,thefirstbattleryoftheend,markingthemomentwhereowlsflittedfromhousetohouseandthealltoarmswassentthroughalltheold,wearysoldiers,theoneswithenoughsarstostalifetimebutwerenowhereneartheend.“We’vestillgotalongfightaheadofus.”
Chapter6
Harry
Heknowsheshouldn’thavedoneit.
Hehadfeltitwhenhedraggedhimselfoutofbedthism,theeffetsofonetoomanysleeplessnightsfinallyreepinguponhim,theaheinhismuslesandthefogfillinguphismind.Hewassolosetoallinginsik,butthatwouldhavekepthimstukathome,andthefightseemedveryimportantagain,nowthathehadthatboxtothinkabout,theonethatheandRonandHermione(andDrao,Draoisapartofthethreeofthemnow,too,howeverrelutanttheyallaretoadmitit)stillhaven’ttoldanyoneabout.
Sohewenttotraining.
Andwhentheytoldhimitwastimetopratiefightingwithrealspells,withatrainedhealerstandingonthesidelines,hedidn’ttellanyonethatmaybeitwouldbebetterifhesatthisoneout.
Andwhenitwastimeforhisturn,hesteppedintothering,faedhisoppo,ignoredthethumbsupthatRongavehim,didn’tlistentoallthesafetywarningsthatHermionehadforedheandRontositthroughwhentheyfirstdeidedtohoosethisastheirareerpn.(Beausereally,youthinkthetwoofyouwouldn’thavekilledyourselvesbythethirdyearifyoudidn’thavemewithyou?)Hejuststoodthere,adjustedhisgriponhiswand,gaveanodtotheinstrutor,andthenwaitedforthespelltoomeathim.
Onlywhenitame,hedidn’tblokit.Hedidn’traisehiswandtodefendhimself,ortrytomoveoutoftheway.IfHarrywasbeingho,hedidn’treallyevenseeit,orifhedid,hedidn’tregisterit,justsawafshoflightandthentheshokwavethatwentthroughhishest,bstinghimbakwardsintothewall.
Hehadn’thadtimetopreparehimselffortheimpat,sowhenherumpleddowntothefloor,itwaswitheveryboneinhisbodysreamingouttotryandprotethimself.Buthestilldidn’t,justfell,hisarmfoldingawkwardlyunderhhimandhisribsbending,oneofthemsnapping.
“Bloodyhell.”Ron’sfaeswamabovehim,paleandfrekled,redhairfallingdownoverhisfae.“Don’tmove,mate.”
Don’tmove,mate.Harrywishedheouldblokeverythingout,thewhispersandstares.Hedidn’twanttoimaginehowfastthenewsmusthavespread,howthegreatHarryPotterhadbeenbestedinaduelbysomerandomaurorintraining,howhemusthavebeenlosinghistouh.Butitmusthavespread,beausesoonHermionewastherebesidehim,Ginnyrunninghardatherheels,bothofthemshovingthroughtherowdtokneelonthegroundbesidehim.
Thereweretimes,really,wherehewasfullystrukbywhatitmeanstohaveafriendlikeHermione.This,asshelethimpillowhisheadinherpandranherhandsdownhisbrokenarm,smoothinghishairbakfromhisforeheadandwipingawaybloodhedidn’tevenknowwasthere,wasoneofthem.“Don’tyouworryHarry.”Shewouldhavemadeagoodhealer,hethought,
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