ittookawhile,buthe’dfinallygottenusedtoominghomefromtrainingandseeingthetwoofthemrowdedaroundthekithentable,aauldronsteamingontheounterbehindthemandaspreadsheettakeduptothewalls.evenifsheisn’therewhenhegetshome,sheomesterthatnightaftershehadahotalktoron,burstingthroughthedoorwithabundleofpapersluthedinherarmandharrywouldfasleeptothesoundoftheirmurmuredvoies,knowingthathewouldfindthembothurleduponoppositesidesoftheouhwhenheamehome.

it’sgoodwork,they’redoing.notablework.ithadstartedoutjustbeingforseamus,butthentheyreallygottotalkinganddeidedtomakeawholerange,startthewizardingmentalhealthprogramfromthegroundup.hermionebringsthemuggletherapypratiesanddraobringsthewizardingsolutions,andthetwoofthemsortofmeetinthemiddletoformsomegroundbreakinghealthare.it’sgottenabitofattention,bothfromthedailyprophetandaademiirles.

drao’slethermionehandlemostofthepublispeaking.

“how’sitgoing?”harryalmostfeelslikehe’sinterruptingsomethingbywalkingintohisownkithen.hermioneertainlythinksso,butdraodoesn’t.draoatuallygetsuptogreethim,andharryan’thelpbuttrakhismovementsarosstheroom,thewayhishairurlsattheedgesfromtheheatofthefireandhisshirtisstikingtohisshoulderbdes,thefabrisolightitisalmostseethrough.

“we’realmostdone.”draoleansarosshimtograbatagssofpumpkinjuieontheounter.harry’sstartingtopaymoreattentiontomomentslikethis,andhehateshimselfforit,beausethatisnotwhatdraoisherefor.“shouldhavethealmingdroughtreadyforfullsaleusagebyweek.allweneednowisanequationtohelptailorittodifferentlevelsofneed,heightandbodyweightandage,thatsortofthing.”

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