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McGonagall’sfacewasunreadable.ShestudiedPotterforalongmoment,hereyesflickeringtoDracoeverynowandthen.

“Oh.Isee,”shefinallysaid.“Andhowexactlydoesthatcorrespondwithyou‘lettingmedown’?”shesaid,puttingemphasisonthelastfewwords,tostressthatthoseweren’therwords.

“Isn’tthatobvious?”Pottersaid,gapingather.

“Potter,Idon’tlikebeingdepictedassloworinane,soyou’llhavetobeabitmorespecific.”

EvenDracoshudderedatherwords.Merlin,didsheknowhowscaryshecouldbesometimes?Sheprobablydid.

“You,um…Infifthyear,err…whenUmbridgesaid—You…yousaidyou’d—”

“Potter,stopmumbling,”McGonagallinterruptedhim,thoughhertonewasn’tassnappishasherwords.“Unlessyou’reheretotellmeyoumurderedsomebody,itcan’tbeasbadasyouobviouslythinkitis.”

Pottergulped.“Butitisbad.YouhelpedmegetintothatprogramandI—I—”

DracofeltPotter’spalmgettingsweaty.Whenitwasclearhewasn’tgoingtocontinue,McGonagallclearedherthroat.

“MayIspeakfreely,Potter?”

Slowly,PotternoddedwhilesqueezingDraco’shandsoharditwasbeginningtobepainful.

“YouwereacceptedintothatprogrambecauseofwhatyoudidtosavetheentiretyoftheWizardingWorld.Andalso,”sheraisedhervoicewhenPotter’sexpressiondarkened,“becauseyouareanexceptionalwizard.AllIdidwasencourageyoutoworkharderwhileyouwerehereatHogwarts.”

“ButHeadmistress—”

“Potter,Ididn’tstormintotheMinistryanddemandtheymakeyouanAuror.Youdiditbyyourself.”

“Still,I—Youmustbedisappointedinme.”

“Disappointed?”McGonagallechoed.Shepressedherlipsintoatightlinebeforeshespokeagain.“Letmeaskyouthis,Potter.WhydidyouquittheAurorprogram?”

“I—It’snot—It’snotwhatIthoughtitwouldbe.Ijust—”Hisshouldersslumped.“Idon’twanttobecomeanAuroranymore.”

“Thereyouhaveit,then,”McGonagallsaid,leaningbackinherchair.Potterstaredather,incredulitywrittenalloverhisface.McGonagallsighed.“Potter,youreallythinkI’dbedisappointedinyou?Aftereverythingyoudid?It’snotyourdutytobecomeanAuror.It’syourdutytofindsomethingyouwanttodo.”

Potter’seyeswidened.“But—But—”

“Potter!”