HeforesatumblrfullofthepotionintoHarry’shands.Itisold,andtheolorofvender,sounlikethealmingdroughtsthatGinnywouldsneakuptohimatnightduringthefirstdaysafterthewar.
Hewantstosaythankyou,butwhathesaysinsteadis“heers”andhopesitisenough.
Chapter4
Harry
Intheend,thingsreallyonlystarttofallintopebeausetheystartyellingaboutDobby.
Harry’snotsurewhosefaultitis.Hehadintendedtoleteverythinginthepaststayinthepast,toneverbringupthetimesthatDraotauntedhimoverhisfamilyoralledHermioneamudblood,oranyothershittything,beausehe’ssurethatDraowouldhaveplentytothrowbakathim.Butmaybethatwasn’tthebest,beauseitalljustsortofstayedboilingrightunderthesurfae,andthenallittookwasanoffhandommentaboutKreahertohisownhouseelftohaveHarrystandingupandsreaming.
“Hetoldmeheusedtoshuthisearsintheoven.”Harrysaid,grippinghisspoonsotightthathisknukleswereturningwhite,seething.Draolookedlikehehadjustbeensppedinthefaehehadbeenaughtsooffguard,andmaybehehad,beausehehadspentalldaypreparingdinnerandHarryjustwalkedinhereandruinedit.Heknewthat,knewthathewasbeinganarse,thathewasburningbridgesmorethanhewasmendingthem,butakealloverthekithenandsrubbingforhourstoleanitup,youshallnothurtHarryPotter,wrestlingwithDraoforhiswandwhileDobbygotthemout,suhabeautifulpetobewithfriendsandhejustouldn’tstophimself.“Iusedtohavetostophimfrompunishinghimself,yankthempoutofhishandsorforehimawayfromthefirebeauseitwassoingrainedinhim.”
“Thatwasn’tbeauseofhowwetreatedhim.”Draosaid,desperately.“That’sjustahouseelf,anyhouseelf,evenKreaher,hedoesittoo.”
“Iaskedhimifyouwouldnotiehewasgone.”Harrysaid,andnowhereallywasangry,andhewasupsetalloveragain,beauseintheonfusionofthewarandalltheotherpeoplethathaddied,hehadsortofjustlokedthispartofhispainupinsidehim,beausedespiteallofMGonagall’stalkthattheydiedfortheauseandnotforhim,Harryknewthatthisone,thisoneibeing,diedonlybeauseofhim.Heouldn’tstandthat,soitwasmuheasiertobmeDraoforhispastmistakes.“Hetoldmeyouwouldn’t,beauseyouenehimtodoextrapunishmentsandwouldn’tnotieafewextrabandages.”
“Thatwasn’tme.”Draosaid,andnowhewasangry,too.Harryouldalmostryatthat,beauseitlookedliketheywerefinallygoingtostopwalkingoneggshellsaroundeahother.“Thatwasn’tmyfather,Iwouldneverhavetoldhimthat,IlikedDobby!Hewasmyfriend!”
“Afriendyouletsmhisheadintheoventwieaweek?”
“Iwasakid!”Draoyelled,andthiswasthewholeheartofthematter,wasn’tit,thattheywerebothhildrenmadetogrowuptoofast,andthentheyendedupstandingondifferentsidesofthesameawfuldivider?“WhatwasIsupposedtodo,lethimtakeitoutonme?”