HewouldjusthavetowaituntilDraotoldhim…oruntilDraoatedonwhateveritwashewaspnning.Harrydidn’tlikewaitingbutheforedhimselfnottoallDraoonhisbehavior.
Itwasn’tlikeDraooulddoanythingdrasti,likeatuallygoingtoMalfoyManor.DraohadtoldhimthatallthefirepesinMalfoyManorhadbeenlosedoff,soDraoouldn’tfloothere.AndtherewasnopointinwalkingdowntoHogsmeadandgettingonthetrainbeausethenDrao’dbestukinLondonandunabletofloohome.WithoutLuiustryingtobringhissonhome,DraowasstukinHogwarts.AndHarrydoubtedthatLuiuswantedhissontoomehomerightnow,doubtedthatverymuhindeed.
Harrywokeupold.Thisdidn’tmatterthatmuhtohimbeausehisroomswereinthedungeonsnowandthispartoftheastletendedtobeoolerthanotherpes.Butwhatbotheredhimwaswhatherealizedonehegotpasttheoldpart.Hehadwokenupinthemiddleofthenight.Alone.Draowasnowheretobefound.AndjudgingfromthetemperatureofDrao’ssideofthebed…hehadn’tbeeninbedforalongtime.
“Tempus,”Harrymuttered,andwasinformedthatitwasthreeo’lokinthem.
Notgood.Harrybegantopullonlothingwhiletryingtopieetogetherwhatheouldaboutthesituation.
Don’tpani,hetoldhimself.You’rejustoverreating.
Butsomehowheknewthathewasn’t.IfDraohadfallenasleepatallthenhewouldstillhavebeeninthesamebedasHarry.AndHarryhadseenDraosleepingstnightbeforehehadgonetobed.
HarryfeltaoldwavewashoverhimasherealizedthatstnightwasFriday.TodaywouldbeSaturday.ThatmeantthatnoteaherswouldrealizeDraowasmissinguntilMonday,ifDraowasgone.Anditwouldn’thavebeenthathardforDraotogetridofhisfriendsforaweekend.Tellthemthathewouldbestudyingorsomething.
Harrybithislip.Thiswasbeginningtolookbad.
ButwherewouldDraogo?Anotherpartofhismindasked.Itwasn’tasifheouldjustwaltzoutofHogwartsatanytimeofdayornight.AndthoughinstintivelyHarry’sfirstideawasthatsomehowDraohadgonetoMalfoyManor,itjustwasn’tlogiallypossible.No…therejusthadtobeanotherexpnation.Harryontinuedthislikeamantra.HewouldfindDraoanditwouldbesomethingstupid,thoughwhatDraowouldwakeupforinthemiddleofthenightwasbeyondHarry,buttherehadtobesomething.AnditwasprobablysomethingobviousandstupidandHarrywouldfeelreallyidiotiwhenhefoundout,butthat’swhatwouldhappen.
Yes,thatiswhatwouldhappen.
HarryfumbledonthenightstandforhiswandandastaquikLumostohelplightuptheroom.Itprovedie,however,beausehalfwayoutoftheroomhetripped.
Harryhissedinpainasherolledovertoseewhathadaughthistoe.Itwasabook,aratherthikbook.ItwasoneofDrao’s‘indepereading’potionsbooks.Harryfoughtbakagroan.Ashe’dtrippedhe’dbentabouthalfofthepages,nottomentiontheover.HewouldsomehowhavetoexpinthattoDrao.