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Harry

Heknowsheshouldn’tbelistening.

Percyhadcometwohoursago,walkingthroughthehousewiththesameauthoritythatheusedtohavewhenhewasaprefect.Hehadabagslungoverhisbackandabindertuckunderhisarm,inkstainsalreadysplatteredonhisfingers.andthenheandDracodisappearedupintothelibrary.

HarryknewthatifDracowantedhimtoknowwhatwasbeingsaid,theywouldhavedoneitinthekitchenofthelivingroom.Still,thatdoesn’tstophimfrompausingoutsidethedoorwhenhegoestobed,watchingthembothfromthedoorframe.

NeitherPercyorDracoseeshim.Harryknowsheshouldwalkaway,buthecan’t,notwhenDraco’sshouldersarehunchedinlikethatandtherearetearsstreamingdownbothhisandPercy’scheeks.Hewantstostorminandtellthemboththattheinterviewisover,becausehedoesnotwanttoseeDracoinpain,butthatisnothischoicetomake.

“Ifyoucouldtellpeopleonething,”Percysays,andHarrygetsthefeelingthatit’salmostoveranyways.“Onethingaboutwhatyou’vetoldmeheretoday,whatwoulditbe?”

Therewasamuggletaperecorderbetweenthemandaquillfloatingintheairabove,takingdowneveryword,everystutteringbreath.“IknowwhatIdidwaswrong.”Hisvoicewasthickwiththetearswhenhespoke.“ButyouhavetounderstandthatIneverintendedtodoanyofthat.Inevergotachoice,andthenallofasuddenitwaskillorbekilled.”

Apause.

“AndIchosemyself.”ThebreaththatDracotakesismorelikeashudder.“Ijustwantedtosurvive.”

Chapter14

Draco

Thelasttimehesawhismotherwasduringthewar.

Hehadbeenfighting,spellsflyingallaroundhim,peoplerunning,sobbing,screaming,thewallscollapsingallaroundthemandthedustfromallthechaosfillinghismouthandcoatinghisteeth.Dracohadjustgivenintothethoughtthatthisisit,Iamgoingtodiehere,atraitortoeverythingIeverthoughtwasrightwhenshecameoutofthedust,anavengingangelthatsenteveryoneblastingawayfromhimwithonlyonespell.

Dracohadalwaysthoughthisfatherwasthestrongone,buthewaswrong,becauseinthatmomentNarcissaMalfoywasawomanmadeoffire,andhecollapsedintoher,lettinghimselfbeweakforasecond.Sheheldhimlikehewasalittlekidagain,usingherthumbstowipeawaythetearshedidn’tknowhewascryingandpressingakisstohisforehead.“Wehavetogo,”Shehadtoldhim,eyeswidewithfear.“Wehavetoleavebeforeit’sover.”

Hehadthoughtthatthismeantthattheywerelosing.Thattheywererunningfromtheministry,andfromtheOrder,andfromHarry.Thatsomeday,hewouldbepretendingtobesomeoneelseinahouseequallyasniceastheoneashewasin,acomfortablebutparanoidlife,andinthemiddleofSundaydinnerRon,Hermione,andHarrywouldbeatdownhisdoor.

Itwasn’tuntillaterthatherealizeditwastheDarkLordtheywereafraidof.

Dracofollowedher.Andthen,whenhismotherinsistedthattheyallturnthemselvesin,consquencesbedamnedandhisfatherfoughtagainsther,hefollowedherthen,too,allthewaytotheministry,wherehehandedoverhiswandandsatintheinterrogationroom,waitingforsomeonetotakehimtoAzkaban.

Intheend,though,hisfatherwastheonlyonewhogotsenttoAzkaban.Hismotherwasgivenaheavyfineandhadtodocommunityservice,trytopayreparationtothefamilieswholostlovedones.Dracogotprobation.

Hehasn’tseenhismothersince.