o,youan’thideinhereforever.you’vegottomoveon.”

“andhowdoyousupposeidothat?”

“bygoingoutwithus,”bisesaid,pullingdraooutofhisarmhair.“holy,igetit.you’vehadsomeroughstuffgoingon.butpansyisright.youbrokeupwithastoriaforareason,andnow,it’stimetoembraeit.”

“embrae—what?”

“juststayquietandomewithus,”pansysaid.“ifyouresist,iswear,drao,i’llputabody-bindcurseonyou!”

“she’snotkidding.shepratiedonme,earlier,”bisewinked.

“oh,sazar,”draogroaned.

mentallyhexinghisfriends,heletpansygrabhisarmandapparatethem.shedidn’tevenwaitforhimtoathhisbanebeforeshedraggedhiminto…wherewerethey?ah,apub,itseemed.itwasalreadyrowded,whihdraodetested.therewerenomoreemptytables.butpansydidn’tseemtobebotheredbythat.shewalkedstraightuptoatableintheorner,pullingdraoalongwithher.everythinghappenedsofast,hehadnotimetoprotest.hedid,however,raiseaonfusedeyebrowwhenhesawdirtyblondurlsandawarmsmile.

“luna?”

pansysteppedaside,givinghimalearviewofthepersonsittingtoluna.

“what—”

“drao?”

potterlookedasshokeddraofelt.

“whatthefukisgoingon?”draonarrowedhiseyes.“didyoupnthis?”hesnarled,notexatlysurewhohewasasking.hadtheyallpnnedthistogether?

“didyou?”potterasked,gapingatluna.

“harry,thisisagoodthing,”shesaid,rubbinghisshoulder.