Harryusheredthemtoafarcornerintheback,inthedarkshadowsofwizardingcloaksthathadbeenlefttherefromdecadespast.HepushedMalfoyagainstthewallandheldhissideswhenherealizedhiseyesweretwistedshutinpain.“Malfoy,”Harrywhispered.Thereweredropletsofsweatformingattheendofhistemples.“Draco,breathe,”hesaid.
SomethinginMalfoy’sfacerelaxed.Harrywaitedminutes.Merlin,hewasn’tsurehowmuchtimehadpassed.Finally,Malfoy’sbreathingwasbacktonormal.Whenhisgreyeyesslowlyopenedandstaredbackathim,Harrydidn’tknowwhattosay.
Aclamorattheentranceoftheroommadethembreaktheirstareandturntowardthenoise.Twofigureshadenteredthecloakroom.Harrypeeredthroughagapinthethickhuddleofcloaks.Itwasthehotelmanager,Valentine,andashorterfigureinadarkbluehoodedcloak.
“Itoldyounottocomehere,”Valentinehissed.ThelookofoutrageonhisfacewassomethingsocompletelyforeigntoHarry,healmostthoughthe’dbeenmistakeninhisrecognition.Butthen,“Thisismyplaceofwork,”Valentineadded.“Wecan’tbeseentogether.”
“IwantedtotellyouinpersonthatI’llbevotingagainstyou,”thewomanseethed.Throughherdisdain,Harryknewthatvoice.Itwasthewomanfromthehouse,theoneholdingBertrice.
Valentinescoffed.Harrywasstillinshockathisharshtone.“Andwhywouldthatbe?Weneedmoreifwe’regoingtoaccomplishourgoals.Zivantuscontrolsthesupplyandholdsouraspirationshostageintheprocess.Thisistheonlyway.”
Thewomanshookherhead.“Youwanttoriskthelifeofaninnocentgirl?”
“Iwanttoholdtheworldonitsknees,Carmen.Isthattoomuchtoask?”
HarrygaspedandsteppedbackintoMalfoy.Theyfellintoashelfwithathudandsomethingmetalclatteredtotheground.Malfoygrabbedhimandcrowdedhimintothecloaksontheothersideoftheaisle.Standingchesttochest,HarryleanedbackashefeltMalfoy’shandbetweenthem.“Whatareyou—”butintheshadowydarknesshemadeouttheshineofgold,andthenextmomenttheywerefallingthroughtime,onceagainpressedclosertogetherthanmightotherwisehavebeennecessary.
Whenthesteadyfeelingreturned,Harrydidn’tmove.Malfoy’sfacewasabovehisshoulderandhecouldfeelhisbreathagainsthisneck.Thewarmsensationofithookedatsomethinginhischestandmadehimleancloser.
“Weshouldbesafe,”Malfoywhisperedandpulledaway,steppingoutfromthecloaksandintothedesertedaisle.“I’vetakenusforwardafewhours.”
“Safe,”Harryshivered.“Right.”
Hepushedthesuddenemptinessthatroseupbacksomewheredeepinsidehimself.Hedidn’thavethetimetodealwithhisbody’sreactionstoMalfoy.Anditwasn’tMalfoy,Harrytoldhimself.Itwassimplyaphysicalresponsetostimulus.
“Areyoualright?”Malfoyasked.
Harrygulped.“I—Ishouldaskyouthesame,Malfoy.”Harry’sinnerturmoilwasreplacedwithconcern.Beforethey’dbeeninterrupted,Malfoyhadbeenonthevergeofapanicattack.“Whathappenedbackthere?”
Malfoypursedhislips.“Whatindeed.Wasthatthehotelmanagercolludingwiththekidnapper?Yourbossisthemastermindbehindthiswholethingandyouhadnoidea.”Headdedsarcastically,“Paintmesurprised,Potter.”
Harryletoutafrustratedsigh.
“Itallmakessensenow,”Malfoydeclared.“Zivantusmusthaveprovidedthesemalefactorswiththeinquollisanicorpus.TheymanagedtofigureouthehadtheTimepiece,andpresumablyusedittocultivatetheplant,andnowthey’vefinallydecidedtoextortitfromhim.”
“TheyswitchedBertricewiththekneazleascollateral,”Harryadded.
Malfoysmirked,“Leverage,Potter.”Harry’sgazelingeredonhislips.Realizingthedistraction,Harryturnedaroundandfocusedonashaggy,purplefurcoat.
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