themagazinewasjustlookingforanythingtopublishaboutthetwoofthem.butwhatwasmalfoyreallythinking?surely,thatharry’shairwasadisasterordespitebeingahero,hislotheswerestillheap,somethingterriblelikethatwhihonlyhewouldfindamusing.

thepagewasmalfoy’sobituary.harryouldbarelybringhimselftolookatit,turningthepagequikly.

thepagewasanartilethatwasnotunfamiliartohim,butwashatheertainlyhadavoided.itwasthestoryginnyhadleakedonhimtogetbakathimforbreakingupwithher.shehadsineapologized,andhehadaeptedit.theyhadonlybeenkidsatthetime,hardlyreadytohandletheiremotions,letalhepressetheyreeived.butjustbeausetheartilewaswaterunderthebridgedidn’tmeanitdidn’tstingtolookat.mostlybeausetherewassometruthtoit.

pottercarryingatorhforformernemesis?

hewasn’tsurearryingatorhwastherightphraseforit.butthenagain,itfeltdifferentthananyothergriefhehadexperiened.hefeltasthoughanythingheouldsaytotheothers,theyalreadyknew.butwithdrao,hehardlyknewwhathewantedtosaytohim.itwastheonlylosshehadexperihatwassurroundedsoentirelywithwant.hewantedtosaysorry,hewantedtoknowmalfoy,hewantedmalfoytobehappy.hewantedsomuhformalfoy.

heshookhisheadandturnedthepage,findingapieeofparhmentwiththesamesntedsriptswirlingarossit.

potter.

i’vestartedwritinglettersianneversend.howstupidisthat?iwantedtoaskifyoufeltlikethewholerivalrythingwasreallylessabouthatingeahotherandmoreaboutnotknowingwhattodowithhowmuhweifthatwholethingi’vereadaboutyouandtheweasletteistrue?

potter,

you’rereallysulkingaboutover

potter,