Astoriasmilesathisarefulreply,andstartstoexpin.“Imean,I’vebeentryingtohelphim.We’veknowneahothersinehildhood,yousee.Ourmothersvisitedeahotheralot.Narissatoldmewhathappenedtohimin…”Here,shefrowns,lookingdownatherhandsspedinfrontofher.Withasadlookonherfae,sheturnsbaktoHarry.“Sheaskedmetohelp,buttely,it’sbeengettingworse,Ithink.AndIan’tbethereforhimallthetime.Espeiallyduringsses.”
HarryreallsthatAstoria’sinsixthyear.
It’smakingsensenow,then,theamountoftimethatsheandDraohavebeenspendingtogether.There’sapartofhimthat’shurt,somehow,thatNarissahadn’taskedhim,whihhedesperatelytriestosquashdown,beauseofoursehewouldn’thavebeenabletohelpevenifNarissahad.EventhoughheandDraoareinthesameyear,theyarestillindifferenthouseswithdifferentssshedules,andit’snotliketheyanverywelleattogetherorspendtimeafterurfewtogether.
AndheissupposedtobehappythatDraohasotherpeopletotalktoandwathoverhim.Heis.He’salsojustabit…jealous.
They’reinthemiddleofthemeadownow,andtheboathouseanbeseeninthehorizon.Cloudslitterthesky,floatinggentlywiththewind.Sunlightfiltersthroughgapsbetweenthem,bathingeverythinginamagialsortofglow,likeadream.
HelooksatAstoria,atherbig,greyeyes,herlongeyeshes,andthewayherhairurlsagainstherhighheekbones.Notforthefirsttime,hethinks,Wow,she’spretty.
Astoriastopsabruptly,turnstohim,andsays,“Buthetoldmeaboutwhatyoudidforhim.”
Harrysrunheshiseyebrowsinonfusion.“WhatIdid?”
Astorianods.“Howyoutriedtohelphimbakinthesummer.”Pinkdustsherheeks,andsheshakesherhead.“I’msorry,weweren’tgossipingoranything—”
Harryisquiktoassureher.“Oh,no,Ididn’tthinkthat.”
Again,Astoriavisiblyrexes.Harrywondersjusthownervousshewasbeforeominguptohim.
“Heatuallydidn’twanttotellmeanythingatfirst.Iwastheonewhoinsisted.Ithelps,yousee.Helikestalkingaboutyou.”Here,shesmilesathim,butitlookssad.
Hestaresather,unsureofwhattomakeofherwordsandherexpression.
“Itkeepshimawake.Imean.Awakeawake.”
“I…don’tuandwhatyou’regettingat,Astoria.”
“Helphim.Please.”
Andthenitliks.WhyAstoria’ssadsmilelookssofamiliar.
He’sseenitonhimself.
Heblurtsout,“YoulikeMalfoy,don’tyou?”
Assoonasthewordsareout,heimmediatelyregretsit,beauseit’sinappropriate,iive,andHermioneandGinnyarebothgoingtokillhimwhentheyfindout.
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