“Harry,youarse!”Ginnyfoundthembothassoonastheywalkedthroughthedoor,crushingthepresentbetweenthethreeofthemwhenshehurtledtowardsthem,throwinganarmaroundbothoftheirnecksandpullingthemdowntoherheight.Dracocaughtanelbowintheneck,buthewasprettysureitwasonaccident.“Ican’tbelieveyougottheWeirdSisterstoplayatmyparty!”
“It’sLuna’sparty,too,”trilledHermionefromsomewherenearDraco’selbow,andheturnedtofindhersittingdownataboothalreadywithalargeplateofcheesyfriesinfrontofher,rathergigglyandpinkintheface.RonrolledhiseyesatDraco,thenshrugged.Hermione’sanincrediblelightweight.Andlately,alwaysincrediblyhungry.
Ginnyignoredher,whichDracothoughtwasbest.
“Calledinafavor,”Harrysaid,grinning.“Thoughtyoumightlikeit.”
Dracosnorted.Calledinafavor,morelike,calledthemupandtoldthemwhowasspeakingandthenfoundtheWeirdSistershadmysteriouslyclearedtheirscheduleforthenextmonthandahalf,atyourserviceMr.Potter,anythingyoulike.TheycouldhaveplayedduringMolly’sSundaynightdinner,foralltheycared.
“Still,thankyou.Andyou,”SheturnedonDraco,narrowinghereyes,andhehadthestrangestsuspicionthatsheknewsomehow,aboutthehouseandthedoubtsandhowhestaysuplateatnighttryingtomemorizewhatitfeelsliketohaveHarrylyingbesidehim,justincase.“Dotrytohavefuntonight,won’tyou?Luna’sworriedaboutyou.”
Dracosquirmeduncomfortably,becauseifGinnyhadanideaabouthowanxioushe’sbeenthepastfewweeks,thenLunaknewforsure,wouldhavebeenabletotellwhatwaswrongwithjustonelookathim.
“I’llbefine.”Hetriestosmileconvincingly,butthenhelooksoverandfindsthatHarryhasdisappearedfromhisside,swallowedupbythecrowdthatwasDeanandSeamusandNeville.Dracowouldnotbewelcomethere,eveniftheyallsmiledandmadepolitesmalltalk.Thereisadifferencebetweenforgivenessandbelonging,he’sfinding,andit’smoreofachasmthanafineline.
Ginnyreachedover,squeezedhiselbow.“Helovesyou.”Herwordsareinsistent,hittinghimlikeastunningspelltothechest.“Trustme.Iknowwhatitlookslike.”
Hefindshiswaytothebar,expectingtofindold,gap-toothedTom,butfindsGeorgeWeasleyinstead,throwingdrinkstothepeoplewhocometohimwithoutwaitingforarequestandscowlingdownatthetabletopwhenheisleftaloneagain,likeheisreadingsomeparticularlyoffensivewordthatapreviouspatronhadcarvedintoit.Dracochecks,butnothingisthere.
“Oh.It’syou.”Georgelookssurprisedforamoment,butthenhisexpressionsours.“Youwantanything?”
“Thoughtyouwerejustthrowingthingsoutthere?”Hehadbeen,likecrazy,throwingbottlesintohandsandpouringliquidintogiantmargaritaglasseswithoutcheckingthelabels,andevenwhenithadtobeadownrightdisgustingcombination,noonecomplained,justcoughedandsplutteredanddrankitallthesame.
“Well,normally,butseeingasit’syou,I’llmakeanexception.SoI’llrepeatmyself.”Hewasblunt,tonight.Dracosupposesitmustbehardforeveryoneelse,tohavegonefromafriendlyandcheerfulGeorgetothis,butnotforDraco,becausetohimthiswastheWeasleyhehadalwaysknown—alittlesharp,alittlebrusque,thekindofintelligentthatwasjustashadeshyofcruel.“Whatdoyouwant?”
“Justabeer,thanks,”Dracosaid,settlingdownontoastool,wonderingwhytheyhadstuckhimbackhere,ofallpeople,andthenrealizingthatitmighthavebeenthekindestplaceforhim.Georgehadtoldhimoncethateveryconversationwasjustareminderofthelinesthatneverwouldbesaid,wherepeopleautomaticallylooktohisleftfortheechoofhisjokesonlytofindemptyair,thathecan’ttakeit.Hemighthavehadaneasiertimebackhere,whereheisawayfromthejumbledmassoflimbsandpeopleonlywantingthepersonheusedtobe,safefromsmalltalkandidlehands.
“Soboring,”Georgegriped,buthepassedthebottlealongallthesame,evenattemptingagrin.
Dracodoesn’twanttoask.Hewantstositandsulk,takepartinenoughsmalltalktopassthenightawaywithoutseeminglikeanarse,maybesearchoutHermionelaterandthenduckintopassonanotherroundofcongratulationswithLuna,thengohome,claimingamigraine.It’saplausibleexcuseandadoableplan,andnoneofitinvolvessittinghereandplayingtherapisttoGeorge,buthewashisfriend,andthatcomeswithacertainamountofresponsibility.
“Youalright,mate?Youseem…”Hepaused,becausethere’snowaytogiveanaccuratedescriptionwithoutbeingoffensive.“Down.”
“Yeah,I’mfine.”Georgesays,andDracocanseethemomentwherehechangeshismindanddecidestotellthetruth,anactualrippleacrosshisface.“No,I’mnot.I’mshit,actually.”
Heswears,alongstringofitjusttomakehimselffeelbetter,andthepeopleclosesttothemstare,ahuddleofRavenclawsthatDracocanonlyvaguelyremember.
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