Icarusdidn’tknowwhattosay.HowardLarsonhadbeenanUnspeakablewiththeDepartmentofMysteriesforalmostfifteenyears,withnotasinglethingtarnishinghisrecordofservice.He’dbeenintheroomwiththeothers,knockedoutcoldwhenthey’dfoundthem.AlltheDepartmentknewwaswhenhewokeupatSt.Mungo’s,Larsonhadleftapathofstonebodiesinhiswake.
“You’retheonlyonewhohasstayedonthegrid,Malfoy.”
“Imaginethat.CoulditpossiblybebecauseIhaven’tturnedanyonetostonewithmystare?Orbroughtfaminetoahorticultureshowandcausedariot?InspiredaMinistryworkretreattobreakintoasuddenorgy?”Malfoyraisedaneyebrow.
McLaggensteppedforwardandgloweredatMalfoy.Atfirst,IcarusthoughtMalfoyhadgotariseoutofhim.ButCormactookabreathandshookhishead.“Youmightnotbeanobviousthreattopublicsafety.Buteachartifactandcurseinthatboxhadthepotentialtobecataclysmic,Malfoy.AtleastwithLarsonandsomeoftheothersweknowwhatthey’recapableof.”McLaggenturnedtoIcarusandthenbacktoMalfoy.“We’vebeenwatchingyoufordays.Doyouevenknowwhatyou’redoing?”
Malfoypaledandstaredatthefloor.Inalesscombativetonehesaid,“Donotkeepfollowingme.”Inanevensmallervoice,headded,“IwillcomebackwithyouassoonBertriceZivantusisfoundandthenextofElevencomestogetZivantus’Timepiece.”
“Wedon’ttakeordersfromyou,”McLaggensmirked.
“Leave,”IcarusdirectedatMcLaggen.ThemanfurrowedhisbrowsbutIcarusjustsaid,“Go.”Withalookofconfusionandsuspicion,McLaggenleftthecornerofthekitchenandwentoutintothelounge.Hedidn’thavetheclearancetohearwhattheywereabouttodiscuss.IcarustookastepforwardandstaredatMalfoy,whohadmanagedtomakehisfaceneutraloncemore.“YouknowabouttheTimepiece?”
Malfoyscoffed.“TheworstkeptsecretintheDepartmentisthatZivantusstillhadit.”
IcarusSabletonshiveredatthethoughtoftheIniquitousElevenandwhatitmeantthatoneofthemwouldbecoming.“Doyouknowwhereitis?WhereZivantuskeptit?”
Malfoystudiedhimandreplied,“No.Ofcoursenot.Doyouthinkhewouldtrustsomeonelikemewiththatinformation?”
“Ifyoudon’tknowwhereitis,thenwhodoes?”
Malfoyshrugged.“I’mjustalowlyjuniorUnspeakableafflictedwithanancientGreciancurse.”Hesmirked.“WhatdoIknow?”
HarryfeltabitoddwalkinginthroughthemainentranceoftheAshtylHotelashimself.HeandRonhadapparatedthereanddecidedtotryandpokearoundundertheguiseofaurorsinthePenthouseinvestigation.Harrywasn’tsureiftheywerelookingforcluestothemurderortoBertrice’ssituation,orsomewaytoconnectthetwotogetherconcretely.Hejusthadthefeelinghewouldknowitwhentheysawit.AndthatDracoMalfoywassomehowverymuchapartofit.
“Hermione?”Ronexclaimed.HarrylookedatRonandfollowedhisgazetotheentranceofthehotellounge.Harry’smouthdropped.
Hermionerushedovertothem,alargebookclutchedinherarms.“OhthankGodyoutwoarehere.I’vejustrunintoCormacMcLaggenand—”
“Blimey,Hermione,whatareyoudoinghere?”
“WellI—”shelookedbackandforthbetweenthemwithhermouthopen.
“You’rehereforwork?”Ronoffered.
“Iam,yes,”shenodded,thoughHarrythoughtsomethingaboutherseemedoff.Hermionegesturedaroundwithoneofherhands.“I’mhereforwork.”
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