“whatwasthat?”hestaredatthefirepebeforehiseyeswanderedovertodrao.“didyoujust—wasthatyou?”

draoswallowedaroundthelumpinhisthroat.shit.

“um…itoldyou,mymagihasbeenabitoff,”hemuttered,mely.

“butyoutookthepepperuppotion.you’refinenow.”

“notompletely,itseems.”helearedhisthroatwhenpottergavehimaseptiallook.“shallwego?”

“sure,”pottermurmured,stilleyeinghimsuspiiously.“i’llgofirst.justsayyouwanttogotomyft,i’llletthewardsdown.”

draonodded,stiffly,andwathedpottervanishinthegreenfmes.hetookafewdeepbreathsbeforehedidthesame.

thefirstthinghenotiedwhenhesteppedintopotter’slivingroomwashowemptyitlooked.theessentialswerethere,asofa,ashelf…buttherewasnotraeofpotter.nobodyouldhaveguessedhewastheonelivinghere.asdraoponderedthat,hiseyesfellonthetableinthemiddleoftheroom;heimmediatelyfroze.

“but…youalreadymadedinner.”

“idid.”

“thatwasalittlepresumptuous,don’tyouthink?”

“you’rehere,aren’tyou?”

draodrankinpotter’ssmile.itwasteasing,butalso…somethingelse.itmadehimwanttosmakhim…andthensnoghimsenseless.ohboy.thiseveningwasalreadydoomed.

“i’monlyherebeauseyoupratiallybeggedme,”draodrawled.

“youansaywhatyouwant,drao,iknowyoulikespendingtimewithme.”

therewassomethingsodisarmingaboutthatomment,draomomentarilylosthistrainofthought.ifpotternotied,hedidn’tletitshow.heseemedoratedashelightedafewandles.dles!asifthiswassupposedtoberomanti.

“bsp;youopenthewine?”heasked,lookingoverhisshoulder.

“gdly.youan’tbetrustedwithanimportanttasklikethat,”draoreplied,walkingovertothetable.hereahedforthebottle,s

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