“Tibsy,rememberweneedabirthdaycakeattheHufflepufftabletonight.”
“Iremember,MisterMalfoy,”theelfreassuredhim.
“Chocolate?Orwasitcarrotcake?”Dracoasked,skimminghisnotes.
“Chocolate,MisterMalfoy.”
“Right.Thankyou,Tibsy.”
Dracosmiledandlookedbackdowntothelistoffoodshehadorganizedfortoday’smeals.Hefoundhimselfaskingquestionsjusttohaveanexcusetospeak.HehadbeenlessthanenthusiasticwhenMcGonagallhadsuggestedhebeinchargeoforganizingmenusfortheGreatHall.Hehadneverreallythoughtaboutitbeforehand,butsomeonehadtodecidewhattheywouldbeeatingeveryday.Anditwassomethingtodo.Hehaddonenothingbutsitaroundinhisquarters,sincehehadfinallyfinishedthelong,tediousprocessofbecominganAnimagus.
Hehadagreed,simplybecauseitmeanthewouldbeabletotalktosomeone,anyone,inhisdaytodaylife.Hewouldseetheheadmasterfordrinksoccasionally,buthecouldtellthemeetingswerealwaysmoreofawelfarecheckthananythingelse.Shewasaniceenoughwoman,butshewasn’thisfriend.
Spendingallhistimearoundhouseelvesmadehimfeelasthoughmaybehewasgoingabitfunny,aswell,buttherewasnoonetocheckforhim.Hewasterriblyconcernedthathewoulddeveloponeoftheirstrangespeechpatternsandbenonethewiserbecausetheyweretheonlylivingthingshespoketo.
Hesighed,checkingofftheitemshehadgoneoverwithTibsy.Hewasdonefortheday.Thejobdidn’ttakelong.Hewouldcometothekitchenaroundfiveeachmorning,eatandmakesurethatthehouseelveshadgoneoverthelisthehadleftforthemthedaybefore.Theyalwayssentabitofwhattheyhadmadetohisroomaroundmealtimesaswell,whichheappreciated.Itwasn’tasthoughhecouldbewalkingbackandforthacrossthecastleallwillynillythroughouttheday.
“I’llbegoingthen,”hesaid,pushinghischairbackfromthetable.
“Willyoubewantingtotakeateaoracoffee,MisterMalfoy?”Tibsyasked,standingupinahurry.
“Nottoday,thankyou.Here’stomorrow’slist,aswell,”headded,pullingapieceofparchmentfromhisbag.
Theelfnoddedandtookthepaper,tuckingitintoherpillowcase.
Hewalkedovertothewallthatleadtothehallway,glancingattheclock.Itwasonlyseveninthemorning,andthenumberofpeoplewanderingaroundthehallswouldbefew,thenumberwanderingnearthedungeonsevenfewer.Dracocastadisillusionmentcharmonhimselfandsteppedoutintothehallway.Hehurrieddownthefamiliarpathtohisrooms,passingonlyfiveorsixstudentsintheprocess.Theyreactedtohimaboutasmuchastheywouldhavereactedtoabreeze.
Eventually,hereachedtheoldSlytherindungeons.ThedormshadbeenmovedabovegroundinanattempttokeeptheSlytherinslesssecludedfromtherestofthestudentbody,althoughlivinginthedungeonshadneverseemedtocondemntheHufflepuffsinanyway.Still,heunderstoodthesentiment,afterthewar.NowtheoldSlytherindungeonswereinastateofapparentdisuse.DracoandMcGonagallweretheonlyonestoknowthepassword.
Dracostoppedinfrontofthestonewallandmurmured,“Sepultura.”
Thebricksbegantoshift,openingaholeinthewall,whichhewalkedthrough,listeningtothebricksclickshutbehindhim.ThecommonroomhadchangedquiteabitwithDracoasitsonlyinhabitant.TherewerefewerarmchairsandmanyofthefixtureshadfollowedtheSlytherindormstotheirnewhome.NowtheroomwaslinedwithbooksDracohadcollectedovertheyears.Therewasanareahehaddevotedtohispotionsequipmentandontheoppositeandoftheroom,asmalldiningtable.
Hemadehiswaytotheroomthathadalwaysservedashisbedroom,butnowonlyhousedonebed.Hehadtakenthelibertyofmakinghisbedlarge,comicallyso,tocompensatefortheabundanceofspacehenowhad.Hecollapsedontothebedwithahuff,feelinghiseyelidsgrowheavy.Hehaddevelopedasemi-nocturnalsleepschedule,asnighttimewastheonlytimehewasreallyfreetoleavethecastlewithoutriskofbeingspotted,andoncehewasoutside,hewasfine.NoonelookedtwiceatawhitewolfpacingalongtheedgesoftheForbiddenForest,exceptperhapsHagrid.Anyway,studentsdidn’tmuchbotherwithroamingthecorridorslateatnightanymore.ThechildrenenteringtheschoolnowhadgrownupwithstoriesofHogwartsasawarzone,whichhesupposedjustdidn’tbreedtroublemakerslikeHarryPotter.
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