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“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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