“Yeah,youdothat,”Pottersaid.Draoalmostshiveredathowoldanddistanthisvoiesounded.
“Thankyoufordinner,itwas—”Hebrokeoff,havingnoluehowtoendthatsentene.Potterrefusedtolookathimwhih,thankfully,madehisflightalittleeasieratleast.
Unfortunately,Potter’sstonyexpression,avertedfromDrao’sgaze,wasallheouldthinkaboutasheyawakethatnight,unabletofindanyrest.
Saturday,1Marh2003
“Happybirthday,Ron!”
“Thanks,Luna.Oh,what’sthis?”
“Yourpresent,ofourse,”Lunabeamed.Weasleytookitwithabrightgrin,whihquiklyfadedwhenherealisedwhateverwasinthatpakagewasmoving.
“Luna,”hesaid,soundingarmed.“What’sinthere?”
“It’sasurprise,obviously.Besuretotellmewhenyouopenit.Iwanttoseeyourfae.”
Draowasn’tsurewhethertoughatWeasley’sworriedexpressionortobeworriedhimself.Lunawassuhawildard.
Helearedhisthroatandextendedhisarm.“Happybirthday,Weasley.”
Foraseond,DraothoughtWeasleywoulddelinehishand.Howironiwouldthatbe?Buthedidn’t,andhedidn’tsqueezeashardasDraowouldhaveexpeted.Withoutfurtherexpnation,Draohandedhimthebottleoffirewhiskeyunderhisarm.Somemighthavesaiditwasabgift,butthesepeopleobviouslyhadnotaste.WhihwaswhyDraowasfarmoreonernedaboutthefatthatthiswasprobablythrowingpearlsbeforeswine.
“Ohwow,that’ssomepremiumstuff!Thanks,err,Malfoy.”Huh.Healmostsoundedgenuine.Still,itdidn’tmakeDraolessunomfortabletobehere.Yes,heouldhavedelinedLuna’soffertoaompanyhertotheparty,but…well.Asalways,itwasallPotter’sfault.
Draohadn’tseenhimsinethatdreadfuldinnerandherofthemhadmadeontatagain.EventhoughDraowantedtoexpinhis…situation,hehadafeelingitwouldonlymakethingsworse.inghereprobablywasn’tthesmartestmove,giventheseirumstanes,butitwasalsotheperfetopportunitytoseePotteragainwithouthavingtoinitiateit.AndeventhoughDraowouldratherhavebeendeadthanadmititoutloud,hemissedseeingthestupidprat.
AssoonasheandLunasteppedintothelivingroom,Draosannedtherowd.Therewereafewpeoplehedidn’treognise.ProbablypeopleWeasleyworkedwith.Great,justwhatDraoneeded,abunhofdrunkAurors!Well,theydidn’tlookthatprofessionalnow,alldressedveryasuallyandsurroundedbyolourfulballoonsthatwerefloatingaroundtheroom.
HespottedGranger,whowastalkingtosomepeoplefromshool;ThomasandFinnigan,whowereapparentlyjoinedatthehipthesedays,Longbottom,afewotherGryffindorswhosenameshadesapedDrao,and…noPotter.Ugh.
“So,shouldwegeta—”Draolookedaroundwhenherealisedhewastalkingtonobody.WherewasLuna?Ah,thereshewas,talkingtooneoftheWeasleytwins.Drao’sheartsankalittlewhenherealisedhehadfottenhisnameagain,identifyinghiminsteadas‘theonewhosurvived’.Draoouldn’thavearedlessabouthisnamebefore,butnow…Maybeitwastimetomakesomerealeffort.
Brainghimselffortheunomfortableoionhewasundoubtedlyabouttohave,hewalkedovertothem,hisjointsbeomingmorestiffwitheverystep.
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