Theday,sheOwlshiminreply.Attheendofherletter,shewrites:

I’mnotreallysureaboutyouinvolvingyourselfwithMalfoyagain,butItrustyouasalways,Harry,andIamworriedabouthim.AndIhopethatit’sbeenhelpingyouopewitheverythingsomehow.Iknowyou’vebeentryingtoholeyourselfupinGrimmauldPetely.WearegoingtotalkaboutthatwhenIomebak.

HowisMalfoy?Sayhullotohimforme.

Fourdayster,Harryreturns,andissurprisedwhenheopensthedoorandDraoturnshisheadtolookstraightathim.

“You’rehere,”heomments,eyeswideandstartled.

Draoraisesaneyebrowathim.“Thisismyroom,Potter.”

“Iguess.Err.”Harrypausesbythedoor.“bsp;Iomein?”

“You’vebeenbarginginhereforthepasttwoweeks,orsomymothertellsme.Don’tletsomethingastrivialasthekofmypermissionstopyounow.”

Harryflushes,butenterstheroom,anyway.“Exuseme,then.”

Herossestheroom,onsiousofDrao’spieringgazeonhimthewholetime.Ashenears,hegnesatthetable.“Eggs?”

Draofollowshisgaze,towardsthetablewithtwosetsofbreakfast:Frenhtoast,runnyeggs,sliesoffruit,andaupofoffee.Hesighs.“Well,sitdown,Potter.There’snothingmuhIanobjettowhenevenmyhouseelf’smakingyoubreakfast.”

Harryshrugs,andthentakesthefoldednoteontopofthenapkinonhispte.It’sfromNarissa,withprettymuhthesamemessageasbefore.Hesitsdown,swallowingthesalivathat’spooledinhismouthatthesmellofthefood.“Yourmotheraskedmetoometoday.”

“Youanrefuseher,youknow.You’reertainlyundernoobligationtobabysitriminals.”

Harryfrownsatthat,butdoesn’triseuptothebait.“Iknow.Ijustwantto.I’mtheonewhooffered.”

Draostaresathim,andthereisgenuineuriosityinhisquestion.“Why?”

Harryshrugs.“Freefood.”Hestartstodiginintohisbreakfast.Draoontinuestostareathim.Heswallowsdownamouthfulofeggsandtoast.“Howareyoufeeling?”

Seemingtouandthathe’snotgoingtogetastraightanswer,Draolooksaway.“Dreadful.Mybakhurts.”

Harrytampsdowntheurgetosmile.AftersomanyvisitsofDraojustsittingtherelikeavegetable,it’srefreshingtohearhisusualsnark.“Hermionesayshi,bytheway.”

“Tellhershedoesn’thavetopretendtobeiviljustbeausethewar’sover.”

“She’snotpretending.She’sreallyworriedaboutyou.”

Draosoffs.“AreyougoingtotellmethatWeasley’sworriedaboutme,too?”

“Well,he’smostlyworriedaboutme.Buthedoesaskaboutyoufromtimetotime.”

“Probablyjusttomakesurewe’renothidingDeathEatersinourdungeonsreadytoambushtheGoldenBoytoreviveYou-Know-Who,”Draomutters.

Harry’sforkpauseshalfwayintohismouth.Bitsoftheeggplopbakontohispte.“Err.You’renot,areyou?”

Draolooksathimstraightintheeyes,unamused.“Merlin,Potter,ifwewantedyouindisposed,Binkywouldhavepoisonedyourpanakesbynow.”

Harryrexes.He’sgdBinkyhasn’tpoisonedhispanakes.Thosepanakesweregreat.“Okay,good.I’lltellRonthat.”

Draosighsloudly.“Whyareyouhereagain?”

Harryshrugs.“Youknow,I’mnotreallysuremyself,”hesaysholy.

Atthat,Draoleansbakinhishair,studyinghim.

Harryresiststheurgetoshoveanothermouthfulofeggsinhismouthinanefforttoavoidhisgaze.

Afterawhile,Draolooksoutintothegarden.Hisvoieissmallandquiet.“You’vedoneyourpart.MymotheresapedAzkaban,andforthat,Iamiedtoyou.Mysentenewasalsoreduedbeauseofyou.Iamnotsoungratefulastofetthat.Butthis…”Hegnesbakathim,eyestired.“Whatdoyougetoutofthis?”

Ithurts,toseeDraoMalfoysodefeated.Oneuponatime,HarrythinkshewouldhaverelishedseeingDraolikethis,atoningforeverythingthathedid.Atoningforeverythingthathehadtodotosavehisfamily.

Oneuponatimeisn’tnow.

“I’msorry,”heletsoutinarush.“Youshouldn’thavegonetoAzkaban.”

ThesmilethatDraosendshimatthatisdry.“HaveyoufottenthethingsI’vedone?”

“No,”Harryshakeshishead,andthenhemeetsDrao’seyesheadon.“No,Ihaven’t.”

“Whatisthis,then?”Thesmileturnsintoasmirk.“TheGoldenBoy’sfeelingguilty?”

“Don’tallmethat.”Harrygres.It’sgettinghardertostayalmwhenDrao’ssodeidedtobeanasshole.“Look,Malfoy,there’snodeeper,ulteriormotivetothis.’twejust.Idon’tknow,befriends?”

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