“Ijustremembered,Iwassupposedtofirecallmotherthisevening.Ibettergetgoingbeforeitgetstoolate.”
“Yeah,youdothat,”Pottersaid.Dracoalmostshiveredathowcoldanddistanthisvoicesounded.
“Thankyoufordinner,itwas—”Hebrokeoff,havingnocluehowtoendthatsentence.Potterrefusedtolookathimwhich,thankfully,madehisflightalittleeasieratleast.
Unfortunately,Potter’sstonyexpression,avertedfromDraco’sgaze,wasallhecouldthinkaboutashelayawakethatnight,unabletofindanyrest.
Saturday,1March2003
“Happybirthday,Ron!”
“Thanks,Luna.Oh,what’sthis?”
“Yourpresent,ofcourse,”Lunabeamed.Weasleytookitwithabrightgrin,whichquicklyfadedwhenherealisedwhateverwasinthatpackagewasmoving.
“Luna,”hesaid,soundingalarmed.“What’sinthere?”
“It’sasurprise,obviously.Besuretotellmewhenyouopenit.Iwanttoseeyourface.”
Dracowasn’tsurewhethertolaughatWeasley’sworriedexpressionortobeworriedhimself.Lunawassuchawildcard.
Heclearedhisthroatandextendedhisarm.“Happybirthday,Weasley.”
Forasecond,DracothoughtWeasleywoulddeclinehishand.Howironicwouldthatbe?Buthedidn’t,andhedidn’tsqueezeashardasDracowouldhaveexpected.Withoutfurtherexplanation,Dracohandedhimthebottleoffirewhiskeyunderhisarm.Somemighthavesaiditwasaboringgift,butthesepeopleobviouslyhadnotaste.WhichwaswhyDracowasfarmoreconcernedaboutthefactthatthiswasprobablythrowingpearlsbeforeswine.
“Ohwow,that’ssomepremiumstuff!Thanks,err,Malfoy.”Huh.Healmostsoundedgenuine.Still,itdidn’tmakeDracolessuncomfortabletobehere.Yes,hecouldhavedeclinedLuna’soffertoaccompanyhertotheparty,but…well.Asalways,itwasallPotter’sfault.
Dracohadn’tseenhimsincethatdreadfuldinnerandneitherofthemhadmadecontactagain.EventhoughDracowantedtoexplainhis…situation,hehadafeelingitwouldonlymakethingsworse.Cominghereprobablywasn’tthesmartestmove,giventhesecircumstances,butitwasalsotheperfectopportunitytoseePotteragainwithouthavingtoinitiateit.AndeventhoughDracowouldratherhavebeendeadthanadmititoutloud,hemissedseeingthestupidprat.
AssoonasheandLunasteppedintothelivingroom,Dracoscannedthecrowd.Therewereafewpeoplehedidn’trecognise.ProbablypeopleWeasleyworkedwith.Great,justwhatDraconeeded,abunchofdrunkAurors!Well,theydidn’tlookthatprofessionalnow,alldressedverycasuallyandsurroundedbycolourfulballoonsthatwerefloatingaroundtheroom.
HespottedGranger,whowastalkingtosomepeoplefromschool;ThomasandFinnigan,whowereapparentlyjoinedatthehipthesedays,Longbottom,afewotherGryffindorswhosenameshadescapedDraco,and…noPotter.Ugh.
“So,shouldwegeta—”Dracolookedaroundwhenherealisedhewastalkingtonobody.WherewasLuna?Ah,thereshewas,talkingtooneoftheWeasleytwins.Draco’sheartsankalittlewhenherealisedhehadforgottenhisnameagain,identifyinghiminsteadas‘theonewhosurvived’.Dracocouldn’thavecaredlessabouthisnamebefore,butnow…Maybeitwastimetomakesomerealeffort.
Bracinghimselffortheuncomfortableconversationhewasundoubtedlyabouttohave,hewalkedovertothem,hisjointsbecomingmorestiffwitheverystep.
网址已经更换, 最新网址是：yzwnovel.com 关于解决UC浏览器转码章节混乱, 请尽可能不要用UC浏览器访问本站,推荐下载火狐浏览器, 请重新添加网址到浏览器书签里
目前上了广告, 理解下, 只有这样才可以长期存在下去, 点到广告返回不了可以关闭页面重新打开本站,然后通过阅读记录继续上一次的阅读
搜索的提交是按输入法界面上的确定/提交/前进键的