harry

heknowsheshouldn’tbelistening.

peryhadometwohoursago,walkingthroughthehousewiththesameauthoritythatheusedtohavewhenhewasaprefet.hehadabagslungoverhisbakandabindertukunderhisarm,inkstainsalreadysptteredonhisfingers.andthenheanddraodisappearedupintothelibrary.

harryknewthatifdraowantedhimtoknowwhatwasbeingsaid,theywouldhavedoneitinthekithenofthelivingroom.still,thatdoesn’tstophimfrompausingoutsidethedoorwhenhegoestobed,wathingthembothfromthedoorframe.

herperyordraoseeshim.harryknowsheshouldwalkaway,buthean’t,notwhendrao’sshouldersarehunhedinlikethatandtherearetearsstreamingdownbothhisandpery’sheeks.hewantstostorminandtellthemboththattheinterviewisover,beausehedoesnotwanttoseedraoinpain,butthatisnothishoietomake.

“ifyououldtellpeoplehing,”perysays,andharrygetsthefeelingthatit’salmostoveranyways.“hingaboutwhatyou’vetoldmeheretoday,whatwoulditbe?”

therewasamuggletapereorderbetweenthemandaquillfloatingintheairabove,takingdowneveryword,everystutteringbreath.“iknowwhatididwaswrong.”hisvoiewasthikwiththetearswhenhespoke.“butyouhavetouandthatineverintendedtodoanyofthat.inevergotahoie,andthenallofasuddenitwaskillorbekilled.”

apause.

“andihosemyself.”thebreaththatdraotakesismorelikeashudder.“ijustwantedtosurvive.”

chapter14

drao

thesttimehesawhismotherwasduringthewar.

hehadbeenfighting,spellsflyingaroundhim,peoplerunning,sobbing,sreaming,thewallsolpsingaroundthemandthedustfromallthehaosfillinghismouthandoatinghisteeth.draohadjustgivenintothethoughtthatthisisit,iamgoingtodiehere,atraitortoeverythingieverthoughtw

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