“Getup,”MalfoywhisperedandpulledHarrybyhisjumper.AssoonasHarrywasbackonhisfeet,herushedtoMalfoy’sothersideandbacktotheroomfullofnewspapers.Malfoytookafewsecondstocatchup.Hereturnedtotheroomwiththekneazlestillinhisarmsandlickedhislips.“Now,youcan’tpossiblytellmethatwasn’tstrange.”
Harrypursedhislipsandglared.Malfoywasabouttosaysomethingelsebutsomethingpushedhimoffbalance,sendinghimstraightintoastackofpapersalmostastallashim.Therewasagruntandahiss,andthepaperswentflyinginalldirections.Whenthey’dsettled,HarrysawBertricesittinginthedoorwaylookingpleased.
“Guinevere!”thewoman’svoicecarrieddownthehall.Bertriceturnedtowardthesound.“Ohthereyou—”thewomanappearedinthedoorbehindBertricebutstilledassoonasshenoticedHarry.Recognitionwashedoverherfaceandsheshouted,“You!”
Harryflewforward,grabbedoneofMalfoy’sarms,andpulledhimtowardtothebackdoor.HewasabouttoapparatebothofthemoutwhenMalfoyshookoffhisgripandturnedbacktothehouse.HarrytriedtoshoutNObuthewasstillundertheSilenceCharmandnothingcameout.Selfpreservationwasabouttowinuntilhesawablondblurrushingbackthroughthedoor.Harryapparatedtotheedgeoftherowofhomeswithoutasecondthought.
Hestoodwithhishandsonhisknees,panting,andjumpedwhenthekneazlecameflyingfromoverthefence,landingnexttohisfoot.
“Merlin!”Harryshouted,shockedthatheactuallymadeasound.AmomentortwopassedbeforeMalfoyflippedoverthetopofthefenceinagracefulspectacle.Harryglaredathim.“So,you’rejustthrowinganimalsaroundnow?”
“Kneazlesalwayslandontheirfeet.”Hesmirked.“AsdoMalfoys.”
Harryrolledhiseyes.“Why’dyoutakethedamnthing,anyway?”HefoundhimselfabsentmindedlyrubbinghisrightthighwhereGuinevere’sclawshaddugintohim.
“Leverage,ofcourse.”
Icarussawthelookofexasperateddisapprovalontheman’sfaceandbrieflythoughthe’dneverrelatetoanotherpersonmoreinhislife.WhoeverArchieEverswornwas,hedefinitelywasn’twhoheledontobe.HemanagedtobreakarecordbynottryingtostrangleDracoMalfoy.Though,admittedly,itwasstillearlyintheday,andEverswornlookedwellandtrulyirritated.
“Targethasacquiredananimal,”McLaggensaid.
IcaruswasenviousofEversworn’sselfcontrol.“Yes,Iseethat.”
McLaggenturnedtoIcarus,frowning.“Arewegoingtobringhimin?He’sjustbrokenintothatpoorwoman’shomeandstolenherpet.”
“Didyouevenreadthemissionreport?”Icarustookafewdeepbreaths,remindinghimselfhe’dneedtheothermanatsomepointwhenthingsinevitablyescalated.
“I,uh,”McLaggen’sicyeyesflutteredforamomentandhisjawtensed.“Isiftedthroughthefiles.”
Icarushadstartedgatheringtheirthingsandtakingdownthedeceptionwards.“Sifted?”Hestopped.“Youdidn’treadaboutPandora?”
“OfcourseIreadaboutthedamnedbox!”McLaggen,tohiscredit,wasanactionmanthroughandthrough.Leaveittohimtostudythethreats,allofthethreats,andnotthesimpletaskbeforethem.
“Rightnow,McLaggen,ouronlymissionistoobservethisafflictedtarget.Theothers—”Icaruspausedandthrewupamentalwall.Hecouldn’tlethimselfgodownthatlineofthinking.TheboxhadunleashedallmannerofcursesonthoseintheAncientChamber.Icaruswouldhavenightmaresifhethoughtaboutanyoftheothers.Malfoyhadbeenlucky.“Theothersaren’tinourperiphery.”
Andthen,inanoddturnofevents,McLaggenfocusedonIcaruswithapointed,seriousstarethatpinnedhimfrozen.“Notyet,atleast,”McLaggenrepliedandthenkeptdissemblingtheirgearlikenothinghadhappened.Icarus,ontheotherhand,stoodmotionlessasadreadfulrealizationpushedtothefrontofhisthoughts.
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