Malfoyblinked.“Thewindow.Obviously.”Hepointedtotheteakettle.“WillyoumaketeaorshallI?”
Harryfrowned.ThenherealizedMalfoywasbreakingintoArchie’sflat.MalfoyhadnoideahewastalkingtoHarryPotter.“Idon’tmakeitahabitofinvitingintruderstositandstayfortea.”
“YouthinkI’mintruding?”Malfoyalmostsneered,butitactuallylookedlikehalfasmile.HeheldHarry’sgazeforlongerthanwascomfortableandthenpeeredaroundtheflat.“Itlooksasifyoumightneedsomeintrusioninyourlife.”
“Whatisthatsupposedtomean?”Harrysaid,suddenlyunsureifhewasmoreincensedattheslightagainsthimorthatMalfoywasexpertlydistractingHarryfromthefactthathe’dbeencaughtbreakingin.HarrylookedaroundandremindedhimselfthatMalfoydidn’tknowwhohewas.
Malfoystrolledovertothecouchandsatdownwithagracefulfluidity.Heleanedbackandstaredathisnails.“You’vehadasuddenbrushwiththestrangeandextraordinary,haven’tyou?”
HarrynarrowedhiseyesatMalfoy.“Astrangeburglarinmyflat,yes.”
“Aseriesofeventshaveunfolded,allquiteoddandseeminglyunconnected,butsimilarinthattheywerepeculiarorunexplainable?”Harrycrossedhisarms.Malfoycontinued,“Youhavehadquiteaboringtimeasoflate,unsatisfactory,monotonous,nosuccesstospeakof—atworkorinthebedroom—butthentodaysomethingchanged.Suddenlythereisaswirlofbizarreactivitysurroundingyou.”
Forasecond,Harrycouldn’tbreathe.Hethoughtoftheliftrideandseeingsomeversionofhimselfdownthehallarguingwithanunknownfigure.Hismemoryflashedtothesceneatthepenthouse.Thenheshookhisheadandrolledhiseyes.Malfoywasjustdeflecting,andhewasmostdefinitelyuptosomething.Harryreplied,“Theonlystrangethingthat’shappenedrecentlyisyou,DracoMalfoy,breakingintomyflatlikeyouowntheplace.”
“I’msorry,havewemetbefore?”MalfoygazedbackatHarry.Hisheadtiltedslightlytotheleft,causingastrandofhairtofalloutofplacenearhistemple.Harrystaredatituntilherealizedhehadtoanswer.Thenherealizedhe’dbeenstaring,shockedthathealmostblownhiscover.
“Out!”Harryyelledandthoughtacciowand.ItflewintohishandandheraiseditrightatMalfoy.
“Alright.IseethisisgoingtobemoredifficultthanIanticipated.”
Harryscoffed.“Whatexactlyareyouonabout?Whyareyouhere?”
MalfoystoodandtookasteptowardHarry,loomingoverhimwiththeconfidenceandsolidityofsomeonenotontheendofanotherwizard’swand.“I’mherebecauseyou’regoingtobethekeytohelpingmesolvethisstrangecasethatI’mon.”
“Me?Case?Whatareyoutalkingabout?”
“Themurderinthepenthouse,”Malfoyrolledhiseyes,asifHarryshould’veknown.“Allsignspointtoyoubeingthekey.Butthenagain,ifyoudidn’tfindthestateofthepenthouseasoddorextraordinary,thenI’mnotsureIhavetherightperson.”
“Getout!”HarryshoutedagainandpointedhiswandstraightintoMalfoy’schest.
“Alright,”Malfoysaid,unphased.Hemadehiswaytothedoor,openedit,andthenstartedtosaysomething,butHarryshovedhimintothehallwayandslammedthedoorshut.Heslidtothefloorandbangedhisheadagainstthewall.Somethingintheatticabovehimclattered,andhethrewhisheadintohishands.“WhatinGodric’snameisgoingon?”
IcarusSabletonwasnotastakeoutenthusiast.Atforty-threeyearsofage,hewasanoperative,aplanner,amanaccustomedtosittingbackatheadquartersandwatchingthepiecesfallwheretheymay.Whilehedidn’tnecessarilybelievestakeoutstobebeneathhim,fivehoursinScotlandwithCormacMcLaggenhadIcaruswishinghe’dneveragreedtojointhePandoraassignment.
“They’rearguing.”McLaggensatnexttohimwithasightmagnifiertrainedonthewindowofthestranger’sflat.
网址已经更换, 最新网址是：yzwnovel.com 关于解决UC浏览器转码章节混乱, 请尽可能不要用UC浏览器访问本站,推荐下载火狐浏览器, 请重新添加网址到浏览器书签里
目前上了广告, 理解下, 只有这样才可以长期存在下去, 点到广告返回不了可以关闭页面重新打开本站,然后通过阅读记录继续上一次的阅读
搜索的提交是按输入法界面上的确定/提交/前进键的