“YoumetwiththeinvestigatorsonBertrice’scase,didyounot?”
“How—”
“EvenifIhadn’trecognisedyouthemomentIfirstsawyou,you’rewearingtheexactclothesyouhadonearlierthismorning.Theonlythingthat’schangedistheabsenceofthoseawfuldisguisecharms,ofwhichIameverthankful.It’shardtoadmittherewassomethingworsethanyouractualface,buthereweare.”
Hermionetookaseatinoneofthearmchairs,staringatMalfoywithwide,blazingeyes.Harrycouldn’tgaugetheemotion.Wasitanger?Itlookedlikesomethingclosertoexpectancy.Hermionesatbackandsettledintothechair,“Andyet,youallowedthepretensetocontinue.Why?”
Malfoytensed.
“Hangon—”Harrysteppedforward.“Youdidn’tthinkitwasoddthatIwasindisguiseworkingasahotelporter?”
“Ifyouhadn’tnoticed,Potter,thereisn’tasinglethingaboutthiscasethatisn’tanoddbutcoordinatedobfuscation.”
Harrytookthatasadeflection.Malfoy’sstarelingeredonhim,andHarrynarrowedhiseyes.Itwastrue,theeventsofthelastdayhadbeentrulybizarre.Eventhoughbehindhimstoodadetailedcaseboard,andMalfoyhimselfhadadmittedthatZivantushadhiredhim,HarryheldontothebeliefthatMalfoywasstillhidingsomething.
“OurfirstpriorityshouldbefindingBertrice,”ParkinsoninterruptedHarry’sthoughts.ShewaslookingatHermionebutpointedtoMalfoyandHarry.“Thesetwoidiotsfoundherthismorningandleftherbehindwithsomehoarderwithanewspaperfetish.”
JustasHarrywasabouttocorrectherthatMalfoywastheonewholeftBertricebehind,theredkneazlerevealeditspresenceandjumpedintoParkinson’slap.Startled,sheturnedtoMalfoy,mouthagapeasthekneazlenuzzledagainstPansy’sneck.
MalfoyworeatriumphantsmilethatflooredHarry.Hetookastepbackatthesightofit,unsureifhe’deverseentheSlytherinflashagenuineoneinhispresence.Malfoyreachedacrossthecouchandgentlypettheanimal.“Iwouldn’tbesosureweleftherbehind,Pans.”
“What?”Parkinsonsquawked.Shefroze.
Harryrolledhiseyes.“Youcan’tbeserious?”Malfoyshothimanunconcernedlook.Harryadded,“IsawBertriceandthekneazleinthesameroom,thisthing—Guinevere—isnother.”Hewavedhisarmsemphatically.
“You’reassumingImeantshewasanAnimagusorashifterofsomesort,”Malfoysaid.“I,too,sawBertrice’spersoninthathouse,andsheexhibitedsomestrangebehavior.”
“Well,”Harrystarted,butthenherealizedMalfoywasright.“Itwasonlystrangeinthatshedidn’tseeminimmediatedanger,andshedidn’thaveanyintentionofleavingwithus.”
Malfoysmirkedthen.“Youdidn’tfinditoddthatsheslinkedacrossthegroundonallfoursorthatthewomanofthehousereferredtoBertriceas‘Guinevere’?”
Harrywantedtohaveacomebackbutbeforehecouldthinkofanything,Parkinsonhadleaneddownandgrabbedthekneazle’sfaceandwhispered,“AreyouBertie?”
Thekneazlelickedhernoseandthennoddeditsheadupanddown.
“Thisisinsane,”HarryturnedtoastunnedRon.“Thatthingattackedme!”TheyendedupstandingbyeachotherasParkinson,Malfoy,andHermionestartedrunningallsortsofspellsandcharmsonthekneaz—Bertrice,apparently.BothHermioneandMalfoytriedtheirhandatLegilimensbutwithlittleavail.Whilethethreeofthembeganbrainstormingideas,HarryandRonturnedbacktothecaseboardandtunedtheothersout.
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