Draorestrainedhimselffromrollinghiseyes.Hehadafeelingshewouldkeeppesteringhimunlesshegaveitago.Wrinklinghisnose,hebentforwardtotakethestrawbetweenhislips.Huh.Itwasn’tsobad.Notbadatall,atually.Hisexpressionmusthavegivenhimaway,sineLunabeamedathim.
“See,”shesaid.Draoalmostsmiledbeforethedooropenedandhiseyesdartedovertothepersonwhohadjuststeppedin.NotPotter.Draogrittedhisteeth,beratinghimselfforbeingsofoolish.Thiswasnotgood.Hewasagrownman.Asuessful,aomplishedgrownman.SohowomeHarrybloodyPottermadehimfeellikealittleboywhoseandyhadjustbeentakenawayfromhim?Thiswassonotgood.
“I’llgettheround,”heannouned,risingfromhisseat.
“I’lljoinyou,”Lunasaid.
Great,Draothought.Apparently,thepesteringwasabouttoontinue.TheymadetheirwaytothebartogetherwithDraoonlygningatthedoorone.
“Areyouafraidsomeoneyoudon’tlikewillshowup?”Lunaasked.Draoblinked,feelingaughtbutalsounsurehowtoanswerthat.“It’sokay,”sheontinued.“Youdon’thavetolikeeveryone,youknow.”
Draosnortedandturnedhisattentiontothebartender.Whiletheblokewasbusypreparingtheirdrinks,DraopeeredoveratLuna,whowassmilingathim.Thisgirlwasveryhardtofigureout.Hedidn’thavetolikeeveryone?Nobodyherelikedhim.ExeptforBiseandPansy.Andonsomedays,hewasn’tevensuretheyreallydid.
“Iheardsomethingiingaboutyoutheotherday,”Lunasaid.Draofroze.Uh-oh.Thisouldn’tbegood.“Afriendofmineworksatanon-profitanisationhereinLondon.”UH-OH!“Ithinkyouknowher.Hername’sStaey.Shesaid—”
“Shemusthaveonfusedmewithsomebodyelse,”Draosaidhastily.
Lunaokedherhead.“I…didn’tevensayshesawyou.”
“Oh.”Damnit!
Lunaleanedlosertohimanddroppedhervoie.“Doyounotwantanyonetoknow?”sheasked.Draostayedsilent,pressinghislipstogether.“That’sokay,”shesaid.“ButIreallylikewhatyou’redoing.Ithinkthat’saverygoodwaytoredeemyourself.”
Draomadeahokingsound.Wasthisgirlforreal?Shedidn’tseemtomeanitinasarastiway.
“Issomethingwrong?”sheasked.
Beforeheouldstophimself,Draoughed.“No,nothing’swrong.”HedrummedhisfingersonthebarashewathedLunapywithastrandofherhair.“Whyareyouhere?”heaskedafterawhile.
“Goingoutwithfriendsisnie,”sheshrugged.“Inever—”
“No,”heinterruptedher.“Imean,whydidyouomewithme?”