Harryalmostughs.Herememberedwhentheythrewthatwordaroundlikeitmeantnothing,liketheyknewthefeelingthatshouldhavegoneintoit,buttheyhadn’t.Beingabletohatemeansbeingabletowanttohurt,bylookingatsomeoneandonlythinkingthattheywerevileanddisgustingandworthless,ofwantingthemtobornandbeingtheonetolightthemath.

“Iwon’t.”Heisstillonthefloor,stillholdingDrao’sarms,stilltraingtheedgesofthemark,likeifhediditenoughitwouldjustwashaway,slippingfromtheskinlikewater.“Never.”

“Promise?’

PromisethatIwon’thateyou?ThatIfiveyouandIloveyouandthatthere’snevergoingtobeamomentwhereI’llturnawayfromyou?That’sadonedeal,Drao.ImadethatdeisionlongbeforeIaughtsightofwhatwashidingonyourarm.

“Promise.”

Chapter28

Drao

They’vereahedatrue,heandtheWeasleyfamily.

Drao’snotgoingtokidhimself.MostofitisbeauseofHarryandallhehadgonethrough,Harryandhowmuhtheylovehim.Theydonotwanttoseehimhurting,andforwhateverreason,Drao’spreseneinhislifehasseemedtosoothetheahethatwasalwayswaitingrightunderhHarry’sskin,shaveawayhisbrokenedgesuntiltheyweresoftagain.EvenRonhasadmittedhowitwasgoodforhim,howeverrelutantlyandhowevergruffhisvoiewaswhenhesaidit.Therewassimplynodenyingit—Harrywaseatingagain(firstbeausehefeltbadwhenthefoodDraoookedwentuntouhedandnowbeausehehasrememberedwhatitmeanstobehungry),wassleeping,ouldevenleaveawindowopenaraktoletinfreshairwithoutonstantlyhavingtowathforintruders.

Butsomeofit—asmallpartofit,aparthedoesn’twanttoexaminetooloselybeauseheishalfafraidthatitmightdisappear,likethewayapotneverboilswhenyouwathit—isbeauseofhim.BeausefriendshipwithHermionehasturnedintoatruewithRon,beauseanightspentdrinkinginthesteroomofGee’sshopturnedintoarealsortoffriendship,wheretheyansitthroughQuiddithgamestogetherandbedrinkingbuddies,beauseBillhasswallowedhisreseandGinnyhastakentheknowledgeofhisfriendshipwithHarrylikeshehassomanyotherthingsthatshefoundhardtoswallow,withabzingheartandstraightenedshouldersandtheknowledgethatshouldsomethinggowrong,shewouldjusthexhimintooblivion.

It’s,evenwhenitisn’t.

It’s,andwhenPeryextendsaninvitation(aninvitationmeantforDraoexlusively,indepeofhisfriendshipwithHarry)tohisasualdinnerpartyonfanypaper,Draodoesn’thesitatetoaept.TherehadneverbeenanouneofjudgementfromPery,nofalteringoffersoffriendship.Maybeheuoodwhatitwasliketomakethewronghoies.Ormorelikely,heharborednoreseforthewayDraousedtoat,beausehehadalwaysbeensosurethathewouldriseuptobebetter,greatereventhantheMalfoys.

“Yougotone,too?”Harry’sdiggingthrougholdourtreords,tryingtofindsometreasuremineburiedintheminutesoftrialproeedings.Thesntedsriptalwaysgiveshimaheadahe,butevenwhenDraoofferstohelp,Harrywaveshimaway,iminghewouldn’tbeabletospotwhattheywerelookingfor.Andmaybethatwastrue,butitdidn’thangethefatthatHarryfoundtheworksotedioushewouldthontoanyexuseforabreakthatheouldfind.“Wonderwhatit’sabout.”

“IthinkitsSundaydinner.Justlikenormal.”DraohadsatthroughalotofSundaydinners.Sometimes,heevengoesoverearlysoHarryangooutandpyQuiddithintheappleorhardswiththeotherboysandheanhelpMrs.Weasleyinthekithen.Theorythatthefamilywouldwarmuptohimfasterifhewastheoneputtingthefoodonthetable.“OnlythistimePeryisrunningit.”

“GoodGod.”HarryhadbeennieraboutPeryeversinehewasthefirstonetovolunteertojoinhiminrestartingthefightagainsttheremainingDarkLordsupporters,butthatdoesn’tstophimfromfindingsomeofPery’stendeniestobeaontrolfreakabitannoying.Draodidn’tmind,butthenagain,Draohadn’tspentsummerssharingbathroomsandkithentableswithhim.Hesupposesyougettherighttofindsomeoneannoying,whenyouspendallthattimetogether.Itdoesn’tmeanyoudon’tare.“We’regoingtohavetofigureoutwhatforktouse,aren’twe?”

There’ssortofadisosometimes,inthethingsthatHarryknowsandDraodoesn’t,orvieversa.LikeDrao,forexample,wouldn’tblinkifhewassatatatablewithafullsetofsilverwareandhavetohoosewhihpieewentwithwhihourse.Itwasseondnaturetohim.It’shelpful,sometimes,butDraowouldstilltradeitforeverythingthatHarryknew.

“Don’tworry.”Harrywasn’tworried.Thesepeoplewerehisfamily.Draowastheonethatgotstukontheoutsidelookingin.“We’llfigureitouttogether.”

Thatwasfivehoursago.NowtheywerearminarmonPery’sdoorstepforthefirsttime,HarrytryingtosmoothdownhiswindtussledhairandDraobaningabottleofwineasherungthedoorbell.Ittakesallofthreeseondsforthedoortoswingopen,revealingafrazzledPery,hisgssesknokedaskew.

“eonin.”He’smorerexedthanDraohadeverseenhim,likehere,atleast,hewasn’tgoingtoputonashowwhenhedidn’tneedto.“Youanthrowthatwhereveryouwant,oatsangoontheoatrak,horriblehosting,Iknow,butmumalwaysmadethislookeasyandI’mafraiditreallyisn’t.”

“Doyouneedhelp?”HarryisshruggingoffDrao’soatandyellinghellototheothersatthesametime,andit’soneofthosemomentsthatmakesomethinginsideDraopulltight,beauseit’sareminderofhoweasythisthingouldbe.Howitwouldbelike

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