“WhywouldtheDepartmentofMysteriesbemeetingwithMalfoy?”Harryblurted.
Hermione’seyesbulged.“Historicalfactchecking.TheMalfoyarchivesgobackforages,Harry.IfthereisonethingPurebloodsexcelatmorethananything,it’sdetailedrecordkeeping.”
“AndMalfoyjustletyourummagearoundinhisfamily’sarchives?”Harryfrowned.
Ronsnorted.“Hedoesn’thavemuchofachoice,doeshe?”
“Ron!”Hermionewarned.
“Well,hedoesn’t!”Ronprotested.“IfhesaysnototheMinistry,they’reboundtothinkhe’shidingsomething.”
Harrynoddedinagreement.Hetookasipofhispintandasked,“Whatwereyouevenlookingfor,Hermione?”
“YouknowIcan’ttellyouthat.”Sheconsidereditforamomentandthensighed.“ButIdidfindsomeratherinterestingdocumentsaboutthefamily’sunicornherd.”
“ThereareunicornsatMalfoyManor?”BothHarryandRonraisedtheireyebrows.
“TherewerebeforetheStatuteofSecrecy.”
Harryshookhishead.“Thatwashundredsofyearsago!Whatcouldyoupossiblyneedtoknowfromthattime?”
Hermionebrokehisgazeandlookeddown.“Ifounditincrediblyfascinating,isall.”
“It’sawonderhowyougetanyworkdoneinthatplace,butIguesswe’dneverknoweitherway,wouldwe?”Ronmused.HeturnedtoHarryandstartedravingaboutthenewbeaterfortheCannons,andtheyneverdiscussedMalfoyagain.
HarrycouldhardlybelievethatMalfoyhadbrokenintohisflat,evenifHarrywasundercoverandfranklyunrecognisable.WhatdidMalfoywantwithArchieEverswornandwhatinGodric’snamewashetalkingabout,‘strangeoccurrences’?Whydidhecareaboutwhathappenedinthepenthouse?
WhileitwastruethatHarryhadmostlybeenlivingamundane,routinelife,itwasinaparticularservicetohisactualjob.Whilehecould—maybe—havedescribeditashavingbeenboringthelastfewmonths(whichhedidinfactthinkthatverythoughtonlythatmorningbeforeheleftforthehotel),Harrycertainlydidn’tconsiderhisactuallifeboring.
Incidentally,Edinburghhadbeenhisfirstrealcaseasanauror.He’dspentyearsdoingonethingafteranotherfortheMinistryastheirposterboy,allthewhilehispersonallifedissolvedintoweeklypubnightsandrandomfamilygatherings.He’dbeengoingthroughthemotionswithGinnysincetheWarendedandbythetimeshesignedwiththeHolyheadHarpies,itwasalmostlikenothinghadchangedwhentheyendedupbreakingthingsoff.
Sowhatifheoftengraciouslyrefusedtobesetupwithanyone?WhatifhetoldafewlieshereandtheretogetRonandSeamusoffhisbackaboutdating?NooneeverseemedtounderstandhowdifficultitwasforhimtofindapersonwhocouldseeHarryforwhohewasandnotwhathehaddoneorwhathecoulddoforthem.Hewasn’ttryingtobeboring,boringjustseemedtobetheonlythingavailabletohim.
WhenHarryrealizedthateverythingMalfoyhadsaidwasbasicallythetruth,heglancedupfromthewalktoquiteunfamiliarsurroundings.AshemadehiswaybackinthedirectionofTravertel,heavyraindropsstartedtofallandforcedhimtodashunderanawning.Hecouldn’trememberifhehadcrossedintoMuggleEdinburghornotanddidn’twanttochancecastinganUmbrellaCharm,notthathe’dhavemuchsuccess.Theweatherturnedtorrentialinamatterofmoments.Hesettledagainstthewallandstaredoutintothebleak,greyhaze.
HowcouldMalfoyhavebeenright?Harrythought.HowdidheknowaboutthestrangeoccurrencesHarryhadseenandthebizarredayhe’dexperienced?Onceagain,histhoughtsflashedtothesightofhimselfonthefourteenthfloor.
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