“Shouldn’tit?”

“No.We’renotintheManoranymore.Youdon’thavetokeepanymorefavoursformymother.You’vedoneyourpart.”

“I’mnotdoingthisforyourmother.”

“Thenwhatareyoudoingitfor?Beauseyouwanttobefriendswithme?”Draoughs,harshandderisive,andHarrytriestostopthehurtfromreepingin.“It’ssuffoating,Potter.Gobothersomebodyelsewithyourgoddamnedheroomplex.I’msurethere’salotwho’dlovetohaveyourattention.”

It’snotw.EverythingthatDraosaysstillstings.

Harrylooksaway,unabletolookatDrao’ssneeranymore,notwhenhe’sgottensousedtohisfaewithoutit.“Yes,Malfoy,Idowanttobefriendswithyou,”hemutters.Hetakesadeepbreathtoeasethetightnessinhishest.“I…thoughtwealreadywere.”

Hestandsup,readytoflee,readytolikhiswounds.“Iguessnot.”

AndDraorumplestothefloorwithadullthud.

WhenDraoomesto,Harry’stootiredfromtheonsughtofemotionshe’sbeenthroughforthedaytoexpinwhythey’resittingontheflooroftheompartment,legsfoldedinawkwardanglestofitthetightspae,andarmspressedagainsteahother.

“Welomebak,”Harrysaysinstead.“Ifixedyourfae.”

Drao’sheadisbentgerouslylosetoHarry’sshoulder.Hedoesn’tmoveit.“Myfaedoesn’tneedfixing.It’simpeable.”

ThesmileisinHarry’svoie.“Mm-hmm.”

MinervaMGonagall,nowHeadmistress,welomesallofthem.Afterdeliveringashortbutemotionalspeeh,onethatleavesmanystudentsdabbingattheireyeswiththeirsleeves,theSandtheWelomingFeastbegins.Cssesresumeasusual,withtheeighthyearsfollowingthesheduleoftheseventhyears.

Butmuhisdifferent,inludingtheunusuallyquietatmosphereoftheshool,madebythereduedstudentpoputionandthegrim,physialremindersofthewarthathadourredintheseveryhallsjustmonthsago.

Someareasarestillblokedforrepairs,withthepromisethatrepairsaretobeompletebeforeHalloween.

Thefirstmonthisthehardestofall:Studentshavelosttheirreservationsatambushingthemleftandrighttoaskforpituresandautographs.Hefindsthathean’tevenrexintheonRoomwithoutsomeonesittingtohimandaskinghimhowhe‘vanquishedtheDarkLord’.Hermione’stakentospendinglonghoursinthelibraryjusttobeabletostudyinpeae,withagrumbleofThetimesomebodydisturbsmeintheonRoom,Imightatuallyhextheirlipsoff.

Worstofall,addingtohisbuddingirritation,hean’tevengonearDraoanymorewithoutbeingblokedbyadotingfan,though,Harrythinks,thisisprobablyagoodthing.DraoneverreallyretratedwhathehadsaidbakintheHogwartsExpress,andhiswordshavedoneagoodjobinonviningHarrytogrithisteethandignoretheurgetoativelyseekoutblondhairandpaleskin.

Butevenso,atnight,withasenseofguiltgleefullylounginginhisstomah,hean’thelpbutreturntooldhabits:

LookingattheMarauders’Map.

“Huh,”Hermioneommentsonefineweekendm.

“Huh?”Ronasks,lookingupfromthehikenpotpiethathehadbeendev.“What’shuh?”

Hermione’stwirlingherquill,andthereisanopentomeidoutbesideherhalf-eatenpteofbreakfast.RonandHarryhavetriedandfailedtogethertostopstudyingonthebreakfasttable.(“It’stooearlyformetolookatabook,“Mione!”Ronhadfailinglypleaded.)

“Huh,”Hermionerepeats,pointingwithherquilltotheothersideoftheroom.

Ronlooksatwhereshe’spointing,blinks,stares,andthenalsosays,“Huh.”

Harry,whoissittingarossfromthemandthusfaingbakwardsfromtheirsoureofuriosity,turnsonimpulse.“Whatareyouguyslookingat?”

HesanstheGreatHall,butseesnothingoutoftheordinary.It’salreadyteinthem,andsotheGreatHallisnotasrowdedasitusuallyisduringmeals.Studentsmillaroundandgroupsoffriendslustertogetherinhithatandughter.Heturnsbaktohisownfriends.“Idon’tseeit.”

Ronsnorts,turningbaktohisbelovedpie.“I’msurprised.You’realwaysthefirsttoseehim.”

Harry’sheeksslowlyolourasherealizeswhothey’retalkingabout.“Ihaven’t…Imean.Nottely.”

Ronrollshiseyes.“IseeyouwiththeMapatnight,Harry.”

“Idon’tuseittolookforhim!”Harrydefends,blushingfuriously,butheimmediatelyknowsthatit’sapathetilie.RonandHermione’seyebrowsarebothraised.“Notjusthim.”

“Bolloks,”Ronsays.“YoubetterstartusingitonAstoriaGreengrass,too.They’regettingawfullytouhy.”

It’sreallytakingalotofself-ontrolnottoturninhisseatrightnow.There’sanaheinhisheart,buthe’susedtothat,sohestubbornlyignoresit.“Well,it’snotanyofmybusiness,isit?”

Hermionesmilesathimsympathetially.“Iguessnot.”

HarrystartslookingforAstoriaGreengrassintheMarauders’Map.

He’sdismayedtofindthat,overtheourseofthefewweeks,hernameandDrao’snamearemoreoftenthannotbesideeahotherintheSlytherinonRoom.

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