“Imean,yeah,wecangettogetherandcelebrate,justletmegetapieceofpaper.Youwanttogowhere?”Thesoundsofhimrummagingthroughdrawersforapen.“Youknowthat’sastripclub?”Pause,morelaughter,thistimemuffled.“DoesAliceknowyou’regoingthere?”
Theyreallyarefriends,now.“Okay.AndI’msorry,again,abouttoday,Ididn’tmean…”Longerpause,asniff.“Yeah.Youtoo,Dudley.”
Therewasabang,andthensomethingsmackedagainstthewall.Probablythepadofpaperhehadbeenwritingon,butmaybethephone.Dracodidn’twanttogofindoutyet.
Peoplesuck,hethought,strainingtohearwhenHarrywasapproachinghim.Butnoonecanhurtyouquitelikefamily.
Dracogiveshimanhourorso,longenoughforhimtogetashowerandsettledowninthelivingroomandlisteningtoLeeandGeorge’snightlyradioshow.
(Lee’snightlyradioshow.Georgeisaverysporadicguest.)
“Ididn’tknow.”Dracostayedbythedoorway,lettingHarrydecideifhewantedtotalkornot.Companywasn’talwayshelpful.“Howbaditwas.”
“Ididn’ttellyou.”Harryacceptedthegiftofhotchocolate,andDracotookthatasaninvitationtositdownbesidehim.“Ididn’ttellalotofpeople,outsidetheWeasleysandHermione.McGonagall,once.”
Draconodded,lettingtheinformationwashoverhim.Hedidn’twanttopry,butpartofhimthoughtthatHarryneededtotalkaboutit.Ormaybethatwasjusttheselfishpartofhimselfthatwantedtocomparescars.“Howoldwereyouthefirsttime?”
“Five.”Harrytookadrinkandhelditinhismouth,eventhoughDracohadwarnedhimitwasstillmuchtoohotforthat.“Ihaddrawnapictureofamagician.Youknow,themugglekind—bigwandwiththesparksthatflewout,pointyhat,thelongbeard.Theylockedmeintheclosetforaweek,onlyletmeeatonceaday.Liketheycouldstarvethemagicoutofme.”
Itwasawonderthattheyhadn’tkilledhim.Dracowantstosaysomething,butsorrydoesn’tquitecutitwhenyoulearnsomethinglikethat.
(Hehasahorribleflashofbackintheirfirstyear,whenhemockedHarryaboutnotbeingwelcomeathomefortheholidays,buthehadneversuspectedittobereallytrue,justthoughtofitasastupidthingtosaytogetunderhisskin.)
“ImeantwhatIsaid,backatthehouse.Abouthowyousavedallofus,andhowhedoesn’tdeservetoevencomenearyou.”DracofeltlikeitwasimportantforHarrytoknowhowmuchbetterthanthemtheywere,howheroseaboveallthattobecomesomethingbetter,somethinggoodandbravewhofoughtforeveryone,eveniftheydon’tdeservesaving.“Youdidmorewhenyouwereeleventhanthosetwohavedonewiththeirwholemiserablesuburbanlives.”
Harrychokedoutalaugh,andthenleanedagainstDraco,lyinginhislap.Dracodidn’tsayanythingelse—hereallydidn’thaveanyothercomfortstuckeduphissleeve,ifhewasbeinghonest—sohestuckwithrunninghishandsthroughHarry’shairuntilhewassurehehadfallenasleep.
Chapter20
Draco
Hewantstotellhimnottodoit.
WhenHarryfirstmentionedthathewasgoingtothrowhimselfbackintohisfightthebadguysroutine,Dracodidn’tthinkitwouldbotherhimthismuch.Hehadjustshruggedhisshouldersandaskedifhewouldbehomefordinner,becauseinhishead,hewasthinkingthatgoingouttoplaytheherowasjustsomethingthatHarrydid.HecouldnomorestopputtinghimselfindangeroussituationsinthenameofdoingtherightthingthanhecouldripouthisownDNA.
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