draowondershowlonghe’dwaitedtohaveamomentlikethis,whereeveryonewashangingontohisstword,waitingtohearwhatwonderfulthinghehaddonenow.toolong,probably.

“you’reallfamiliarwiththearhivingassigihaveuaken.manyofyoupyedinstrumentalrolesintheproess.andnowit’sompleted.”there’saheer,ledbyginny,andinsteadofgettingupsetatbeinginterruptedlikedraohadexpeted,peryjustsmiles,ridingthewaveandwaitinguntilitdieddownagain.“theministryhaseletedtoopenthereordsuptothepubli.there’sgoingtobeaeremony,andthepeoplewhosharedtheirstoriesaretobeinvited.”hebeamsdownatallofthem.“hermionewillbeopeningtheeremony.i’llbetheretoo,ofourse.”

there’sanotherheer,thisoneledbyron,whograbshermionebythewaistandspinsherarounddespiteherprotests.whenhesetsherdown,theyalleonpery,hugginghim,buryinghiminthemidstoffamily.

geeisn’tapartofit.

herispenelope.she’sstandingonthesidelineswithdrao,wathingthemall.

“thisisallheeverwanted.tobelovedbythemlikethis.”penelopedoesnotlookliketheepitomeofgraenow—thereisaslouhtohershouldersandastainonherskirtandastrandofhairomingloose,butnow,draoanseewhyperyhasbeentakenwithhersolong.“ijustwishthattheyhadfiguredouthowtodoitsooner.”

don’tweall,draothinks.thehingwe’regoodatislovingtoote.

it’sfast,afterthat.

billleavesfirst,thencharlie,andthentherestofthekidsleaveatthesametime,pullingontheirjaketsandsayingtheirgood-byessofastitdidn’thidehowdesperatetheyweretoleave.

“merlin.”ronshakeshishead,squintingupatthestreetlightsthewayhealwaysdoeswhentheyreahamuggletown.“ilovepery,butheanbeadragsometimes.”

“idon’tknow.”hermionegnedoverathim,butshehadn

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