分卷阅读10（1 / 2）

“Sepultura.”

Thebricksclickedopen.Harrylookeddowntoeachendofthehallway,anduponseeingnoone,enteredthecommonrooms.

TheywerenotinthestateofdisrepairthatHarryhadexpected.Infact,theylookedquitelivedin.Therewasadiningtableatoneend,adeskcoveredinpotionsequipmenttowardsthemiddle,andadeskattheveryend.Therewerebooksstrewnacrossmostoftheflatsurfaces,aswellasfloortoceilingshelvesfilledwithmorebooks,alotofthemMugglebythelooksofthem.

Harrywalkedslowlytowardswheretheboys’dormitorieshadbeen,peekinghisheadinside.Therewasonlyonebedinthere,bigenoughtofitaboutthreeHagridscomfortably.Lyingonthebedhesawthecatwiththebifocalmarkingshehadseenaroundthecastle.Shelookedupathim,seemingtoseehimdespitehiscloak,sighed,andreturnedherheadtoherpaws.Someonewaslivinghere.

Thathadbeenthelastthinghesuspected.Hethought,perhaps,McGonagallwashidingsomeartifactfromthewarthatshedidn’twantthestudentsfiddlingwith,orsomethingthatDumbledorehadentrustedherwithuponhisdeath.Whathedidnotexpectwasapartments.

Hestoodquietly,listeningforanysignoflife,butdeterminedapartfromthecat,hewasverymuchalone.Heventuredbackintothecommonroom,walkingslowlyalongthebookshelfandrunninghisfingeralongthespines.Hestoppedwhenhecametoaratherthick,tallbookwithanunmarkedbinding.Hepulleditoutandleafedthroughitbriefly.

Itappearedtobeclippingsfromnewspapersandmagazines.Uponfurtherstudy,henoticedmostofthemseemedtobeabouthim.TherewereafewaboutHermioneandRon,theirweddingannouncement,abitaboutRonbecomingapartneratWizardWheezes,abitaboutHermionebecominganAuror.TherewereoneortwoclippingsaboutNeville,someaboutGinny,butthosemostlyconcernedhim.Itseemedhewasthestarofthisscrapbook.TheonlyotherpersonwhocamecloseintermsofbeingmentionedwasDracoMalfoy.Intrigued,Harrycarriedthebookovertothedesk,sittinginthechair.HelethisarmspeekoutfrombelowtheInvisibilityCloak,butremainedcovered,incaseanyoneshouldreturn.

Heopenedtothefirstpagetofindanarticlehehadsavedhimself,theonewrittenthedayhehadgivenMalfoyhiswandback.Onthepagedirectlyacrossfromit,therewasapagefromagossipmagazinehedidn’tsubscribetodetailingthesamemeeting,butthephotographwastakenwhileHarryandMalfoyweresatatthetable.ThepainedlookthatHarryhadmemorizedfromtheProphetphotodidnotfeatureonMalfoy’sfacehere.Instead,itshowedtheblondeboywatchingHarryasHarrystaredfixedlyathisownhands.Sofixedly,infact,thathehadfailedtonoticethesmileplayingonMalfoy’slips,andatouchofwhatHarrywouldcallfondness,ifhedidn’tknowbetter,inhiseyes.Hereadtheheadline.

NewBeginnings:Romeoand…Romeo?

Harryhurriedlyskimmedtherestofthearticle.

It’snothardtoseethatDracoMalfoy,17yearoldformerDeathEater,onlyhaseyesforhisformernemesis,HarryPotter.Butthenagain,whodoesn’t?Potterissetuptobethemostsoughtaftermanforthenextdecade,atleast.ButhasMalfoyluckedout?Sourcesclosetobothsaythismeetingmayhavebeenmorethanasimpletruce.Thelookonacertainblonde’sfaceseemstopointthatway.Isaforbiddenlovebetweentwostarcrossedteensonthehorizon?WhatofPotter’scurrentflame,GinnyWeasley?Moreasthestoryunfolds.

Therewasabitofwritingscrawledinthemarginofthearticleinaslanted,cleanscript.

Washardlymakingeyesathim.HARDLY.

Harrywatchedthephotographforalittlewhilelonger,watchingMalfoy’seyesskimacrosshisfaceandthesmileonhislipsbecamemoreevident.Howhadhemissedthat?Whatabouthishandshadbeenmoreinteresting?Whycouldn’thehavelookedup?Moreimportantly,whatdiditmean?Clearly,themagazinewasjustlookingforanythingtopublishaboutthetwoofthem.ButwhatwasMalfoyreallythinking?Surely,thatHarry’shairwasadisasterordespitebeingahero,hisclotheswerestillcheap,somethingterriblelikethatwhichonlyhewouldfindamusing.

ThenextpagewasMalfoy’sobituary.Harrycouldbarelybringhimselftolookatit,turningthepagequickly.

Thenextpagewasanarticlethatwasnotunfamiliartohim,butwasonethathecertainlyhadavoided.ItwasthestoryGinnyhadleakedonhimtogetbackathimforbreakingupwithher.Shehadsinceapologized,andhehadacceptedit.Theyhadonlybeenkidsatthetime,hardlyreadytohandletheiremotions,letalonethepresscoveragetheyreceived.Butjustbecausethearticlewaswaterunderthebridgedidn’tmeanitdidn’tstingtolookat.Mostlybecausetherewassometruthtoit.

PotterCarryingaTorchforFormerNemesis?

Hewasn’tsurecarryingatorchwastherightphraseforit.Butthenagain,itfeltdifferentthananyothergriefhehadexperienced.Hefeltasthoughanythinghecouldsaytotheothers,theyalreadyknew.ButwithDraco,hehardlyknewwhathewantedtosaytohim.Itwastheonlylosshehadexperiencethatwassurroundedsoentirelywithwant.Hewantedtosaysorry,hewantedtoknowMalfoy,hewantedMalfoytobehappy.HewantedsomuchforMalfoy.