“Ian’thelpbutthink,hadthingsgonedifferently,”Harryrambled,hiswordstrailingoff.Hestoodupstraighter,pushinghimselfoffthewall.“Youwouldhavemadeabloodygoodpotionsmaster,Malfoy.IthinkIwouldhaveratherlikedthat.Itdoesn’tfeelright,beingbakherewithoutyoutellingmewhatatwatIam.”Potter’svoiequaveredashefinished.

Draolethimselfslumpagainstthewall.Hespedahandoverhismouthtokeepanynoisefromesaping.Hewasdreaming,hehadtobe,beauseifwhathewaswathingwasthetruth,heouldn’tbearit.Heouldn’tbeartoknowHarryPotter,themanattheenterofalmosteverythoughtthatorbitedhismind,missedhim.Missedhimenoughtotalktoalokeddoorinaseeminglyemptyhallway,andheouldn’tdoanythingtohelphim.

JustwhenDraothoughtheouldn’ttakemuhmoreofit,Potteroveredhiseyeswithhishand.

“Fuk,”Pottersaid,turningsohisbakwasagainstthedoorway,slidingdownuntilhewassatontheground.Draoouldseeeveninthedimlighttheothermanhadtearsrunningdownhisheeks.“Idon’tknowhowtogetpastyou.Ididn’tevenknowyouweresomeonetogetpast.”

Potterfellsilent,apartfromhisirregurbreathingandoasionalsniffles.Hesatthereforwhatfeltlikeaneternitybutmusthaveonlybeenfiveminutes,thenhebegantoollethimself,liftinghisgssestowipehiseyeswithhissleeve.Hestoodquietly,lookingattheentrywayonemore,shakinghisheadandbeganwalkingtowardsDrao.

Therewasnothingthatwaythatanyoneusedanymore,unlesshewantedareallyroundaboutwayofgettingtothekithen,orthestairstothekithen,or—thatwasit.Snape’soffie.MGonagallhadgivenhimSnape’soffie.

Draostoodstill,barelybreathing,untilheouldn’tseeorhearPotterwalkingawayanymore,andthenwaitedabeatafterthatjusttobesure.Hehurriedtothedoor,whisperingthepasswordasquiklyasheouldandsteppinginside,willingthedoortoloseupbehindhimmorequikly.

Heolpsedagainstthedoor.Somethingaboutthewholeordealmadehimwanttough.Potterhadbeenbakforlessthanadayand,already,thingswerebaktothewaytheywere.PotterwasuptosomethingandDraowastakingdetailedmentalnotesonhim.Inshool,heneverwouldhaveowneduptoit,butwithnoonetofool,hewouldadmitnowthathespentmostofhistimewathingPotterwhentheotherboythoughthewasn’tbeingwathed.HeusedtellhimselfitwasbeauseinformationonHarrygothimalongwaywithhisfather,buthehadn’tevenonvinedhimselfwiththatone.Mostlybeausehespentmoretimefabriatinginformationforhisfatherandseretingawaytherealthingshesawbeausehelikedthembetterwhentheybelongedjusttohim.Deepdowninattheoreofhisbeing,therehadalwaysbeenalongingtobelosertoHarry,touandhimfurtherthantheywayshisfamilyhadtaughthimto.

NowhewaswathingPotter,simplybeauseitwaswhathehadalwaysdone.Draohadmissedit.Hisvoiehadhangedabit,deeperthanherememberedit,butstillHarry.Draohukledtohimself,leaninghisheadbakagainstthestone.AllofPotterhadhangedabit.Hishairwasstillamess,messier,ifpossible,andstilljustasmaddeningasithadbeeninshool.HestillworethoseridiulousirurwirerimmedgssesthatDraodoubtedhadeverreallybeeninfashion,buttheywereabitmoreexpensive-lookingnow.Hislothesfitbetterthantheyeverhadinshool,afatDraoouldn’tategorizeasbetterorworsebeauseheouldseejusthowfitPotterwas,whihwasvery.Hewasstillshort,oratleastshorterthanDrao.ThesttimehehadseenHarry,hehadonlyhadabouthalfaninhonhim,buthehadgrownnearlythreeinhestheyearhe“died,”mathinghisfather’ssixfootstature.HeknewthatwouldhavebotheredHarry,ifheouldhaveseen.

HewantedHarrytosee.SeethatDraowastallerthanhim,seethathehadhanged,seethathewassorry.Thathemissedhim,too.Morethananything.Heshookhishead,feelingasuddensinkinhisgut.WhatwasMGonagallthinking,puttingPottersolosetohim?HewasgoingtohavetobebetterabouthidingwithPotterintheastlebeause,asMGonagallhadexpeted,hispenhantforsnoopinghadnotdiminishedwithage.Whatshehadn’tfatoredin,andwhathehadn’texpeted,washowharditwouldbeforhimtohide,beauseitseemhissnoopingwouldbeMalfoy-entri.Hedidn’tknowhowmanytimesheouldfindHarryinastateoutsidehisdoorbeforeherevealedhimself.Hehadafeelingitwouldn’tbemuhlonger.

Chapter4

Itwasstupid.Thewholethingwasstupid.HarrytorethroughthedoorofSnape’s—his—studyandhurriedtothebaksuite,whihhousedhisbathroomandbedroom,yankingoffhisgsseshaphazardlyashedidso.

Hehadn’t.Hehadn’t.

Buthehad.Heranhishandoverhisfaeandintohishair.Hehadfeltsomething,someone.

No,youhopeyoufeltsomething.Youwantedsobadlytofeelsomethingthatyoudid,hethoughttohimselfinavoiethatsoundedoddlylikeHermione’s.

Hogwarts’hauntingsweresofmboyantthattheinklinghefeltouldhardlyhavebeenone.Thathadalwayssurprisedhimabouteveryghosthehadenountered;theyseemedsomuhlikerealpeople,only…less.NoneofthatinvisibleentitiesnonsenseMugglesseemedsokeenon.Butthishadfeltlikesomethingofthatnature.Hefelteyesonhim,hefeltasik,priklyfeeling,almostlikeeletriityintheair,thewayhefeltwhensomeonesobadlywantedtoaskyousomething,togetyourattention,butwaswaitingforyoutomakethefirstmove.Hefeltit,buthehadseennothing.Hesupposeditwasentirelypusiblethatghostsouldmakethemselvesasvisibleorinvisibleastheywis

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