HetakesHarry’ssileneasayes.Hesighs,staresatthefloor.“Man,Istilldon’tlikehim,but.Ian’tsayI’mhappyaboutwhathappenedtohim.”
Thistime,Harryloseshiseyes,andletsMalfoy’stremblingshouldersappearbehindhiseyelids.“Yeah.”
“D’yourekonhe’llomebaktoHogwarts?”
“Idon’tknow.Ithinkit…itdepends.”
Ronnods,uandswhathedoesn’tsay.“Mrs.Malfoywroteforustotellyouthatyouanomebak.”
Harrynods,shamemakinghisheeksburnathowhejustsimplyturnedtailandranfromtheManor.“Thanks,Ron.”
“You’reomingbak,aren’tyou?”
“Yeah.”
“Alright.”Ronlookslikehestillwantstosaysomething,andhealmostdoes.He’sstilllookingatthefloor,eyebrowsfurrowed,teethwhislowerlip,andhishandinaloosefist,butHarryseestheexatmomentwhenhedeidesnotto.“Alright,Harry.
“eon,”Ronsays,andhissmiledoesn’tquitereahhiseyes,beausehestilldoesn’tagreeaboutHarry’sobsessionoverDraoMalfoy,andHarrydoesn’tlikeithimselfeither,buthe’sstillthankfulthatRon’strying.
Ronstandsup,strethes,andgiveshimalittlegrin.“Aren’tyouhungry?”
Harryisn’t,notreally,buthegoesandeatsasifheisanyway.
Hermione’sinAustralia,reaquaintingherparentswiththedaughtertheyfottheyhad.
HarryandRonareworried.Herletterstalkaboutthingsthatareokay(herparentsareingoodhealth,theyknowwhosheisnow),butavoidstalkingaboutthethingsthatarenot(whytheyhaven’tomebaktoEngndyet,andhowmuhdoherparentsknow?Howmuhoftheirmemorieswerereturned?).Theyknowshe’spurposefullykeepingitfromthem,beausethey’reallgoingthroughsomething,andthestthingshewantstodoistoaddtothat.
Ithasbeenthreemonthssinetheystsawher,andit’slikesomething’smissingwhenshe’snothere.Theybothwanttoseeher,butHarryknowsthatRonwantsthatinawaythat’sdifferent.
Heknowsthatsomethinghappenedduring…well,during,andthat’swhattheytalkaboutwhileeatingMolly’sroastbeefandmashedpotatoes.
It’sbeenthreemonthssinetheendofthewar,sinewhateverhappenedbetweenRonandHermionehappened,butit’sthefirsttimeHarryhasasked,mainlybeauseitdidn’tseemtherighttimethentotalkaboutsuhthingswhenFred’sdeadandRemus’deadandtheyhadtoarrangeallthosefunerals.
After,whenHarry’sbakinbedandRon’sgoneandKreaher’sleanedalltheptes,HarrythinkstohimselfthatmaybewhyRonisn’tangryathimforbusyinghimselfwithMalfoysomuhisbeauseheuandswhatit’slikeforallyourthoughtsandattentiontobeonsumedbyoneperson.
Harrydoesn’tknowyetifhelikesthatparallel.
RonandHermione.
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