harryalmostughs.herememberedwhentheythrewthatwordaroundlikeitmeantnothing,liketheyknewthefeelingthatshouldhavegoneintoit,buttheyhadn’t.beingabletohatemeansbeingabletowanttohurt,bylookingatsomeoneandonlythinkingthattheywerevileanddisgustingandworthless,ofwantingthemtobornandbeingtheolightthemath.

“iwon’t.”heisstillonthefloor,stillholdingdrao’sarms,stilltraingtheedgesofthemark,likeifhediditenoughitwouldjustwashaway,slippingfromtheskinlikewater.“never.”

“promise?’

promisethatiwon’thateyou?thatifiveyouandiloveyouandthatthere’snevergoingtobeamomentwherei’llturnawayfromyou?that’sadonedeal,drao.imadethatdeisionlongbeforeiaughtsightofwhatwashidingonyourarm.

“promise.”

chapter28

drao

they’vereahedatrue,heandtheweasleyfamily.

drao’snotgoingtokidhimself.mostofitisbeauseofharryandallhehadghrough,harryandhowmuhtheylovehim.theydonotwanttoseehimhurting,andforwhateverreason,drao’spreseneinhislifehasseemedtosoothetheahethatwasalwayswaitingrightunderhharry’sskin,shaveawayhisbrokenedgesuntiltheyweresoftagain.evenronhasadmittedhowitwasgoodforhim,howeverrelutantlyandhowevergruffhisvoiewaswhenhesaidit.therewassimplynodenyingit—harrywaseatingagain(firstbeausehefeltbadwhenthefooddraoookedwentuntouhedandnowbeausehehasrememberedwhatitmeanstobehungry),wassleeping,ouldevenleaveawindowopenaraktoletinfreshairwithoutonstantlyhavingtowathforintruders.

butsomeofit—asmallpartofit,aparthedoesn’twanttoexamooloselybeauseheishalfafraidthatitmightdisappear,likethewayapotneverboilswhenyouwathit—isbeauseofhim.beausefriendshipwithhermionehasturnedint

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