“Beause,Malfoy,untiljustafewdaysago,Iwasundertheimpressionthatyouhatedtheboy.Ihadalwayspnnedonfindingasuessor,butPotterdidnotseemlikeaviableoption.ButnowthatIknowyouwouldn’tpartiurlymindhisompany,Idon’tseeabetterfit.Unlessthereissomeoneelseyouwouldprefer?”MGonagallasked,walkingbaktowardsMalfoy.“Beauseonehetakesthevow,that’sit.He’llbeyoursoleompanion.”
“Youmakeitsoundlikewe’regettingmarriedorsomething,”Draojokedweakly.Hewassurehewouldn’tmindhavingHarryaroundfortherestofhisdays,buthehadknownthatsinehewaselevenandhadseenHarrygettingfittedforhisrobes.Hehadn’tknownwhoHarrywas,buthehadknownhelikedhim.AsforHarry,hisfeelingsweresonew,andtheloyofthemouldreasonablybealledintoquestion.Sure,Harrymightwantthisnow,butwhataboutintenyears?Fifty?Merlin,ahundred?Wizardsdidtendtoliveterriblylonglives.
“It’snotthatdifferent,isit?Andfarmoreimportant,anyway,”MGonagalladded.“I’llneedtodisussitwithMr.Potter,thenIsupposeifheagrees,weshouldbebakdownheresometimetoday.”
“Bakdownhere?Why?”
“ToperformtheVow,ofourse.”
“Oh,willIbebindingyou?”Draoasked,rathernervous.He’dneverbeenaBinderbefore.
“Ofoursenot.”
“Thenwho?SurelynotHagrid.”
“Me.Thebondwillbetweenthetwoofyou,Mr.Malfoy.”
AknotformedinDrao’sstomah.Ofourse.
“WhatdoyoumeanIdon’thavetoleave?”
Harrywasstandinginthemiddleofhisoffie—whatwouldhavebeenhisoffie,ifnotforDrao,ifnotforhisinredibleneedtobenearhim—throwingthingsintoatrunkthathadbarelybeenunpakedanyway.MGonagallwashnearthedoorway.
“Imean,Mr.Potter,thatIrequireyouhere,”theheadmastersaid,soundingratherannoyed.“I’mgoingtoasksomethingofyou,andIneedyoutoanswertruthfully.
“What?”Harryswallowedaudibly.
“Wouldyoubewillingtotakemype?Ashisprotetor?”MGonagallasked.
“I—Idon’tseewhynot,”Harryanswered.
“Harry,youneedtobesurebeyondadoubt,”sheontinued.“Thiswon’tjustbeapromise.”
Mgonagallraisedhereyebrows,herwordsheavywiththeirmeaning.
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