“Yes,well,andwhosefaultisthat?”hesnapped.“Thankstoyou,showinguphereompletelyunannouned,Ididn’thavetimetogetdressed.Properly,”headded,hastily.Potterdidn’tneedtoknowhewasn’twearinganythingunderh.“Whihbringsusbaktomyquestion,Potter.Whatareyoudoinghere?”
“Ah,Ijust—Iwantedtomakesureyougothomeokaystnight.”Helookedsheepish.“Ibroughtbreakfast,”hesaid,almostsoundingapologeti.
“Youbroughtbreakfast,”Draoehoed.
“Yeah,um…bsp;Iomein?”
Toobaffledtosayanything,Draojuststaredathim.Thiswasn’tagoodidea.But…Potterhadomeallthisway…andDraowasabithungry.Howmuhharmouldbreakfastdht?Fuk,hisself-disiplinereallysukedthesedays.
RegardingPotterwarily,heslowlysteppedaside.Hismindimmediatelysreamedathimthatheouldnot,underanyirumstanes,havebreakfastwithPotter,onaSunday,inhishome,pratiallynaked!Well,tooteforthat,hethoughtasPottersteppedintothediningroom,putdownthebagsandmurmuredaspell.Awholebunhoftablewareameflyingfromthekithenandpeditselflyonthetable.
“Please,makeyourselfathome,”Draomutteredsarastiallyasthebagsstartedtounpakthemselves.
“Iwould,ifyoutellmewheretheoffeemahineis,”Pottergrinned,shruggingoffhisoat.“Youdohaveaoffeemahine,right?”
Draorolledhiseyesandwordlesslystompedoffintothekithen.Potterfollowedhim,whihwas,inDrao’sopinion,highlyunneessary.
Itwasweird,havingPotterinhiskithen.Heseemedtosharethese.AtleasthestartedfidgetingwithhisjumperwhilepeeringatDraofromunderhisshes.Corretion,hewaspeeringatDrao’sbarelegs.Draooughedquietly,tryingnottofeeltooflustered.
“Huh,youhaven’thangedanything,”Pottersaid,lookingaround.
“What?"
“Oh,Idon’tknow,Isomehowexpetedyouto—Nevermind.”
DraoflikedhiswandtogettheoffeemahinegoingandnarrowedhiseyesatPotter.
“You’veneverbeeninmykithen.”
“Atually,Ihave,”Pottersaid.“IwaspartoftheAurorteamthat,err,madesurethispewas,err,safetolivein.Youknow,afteryourtrial.”
“Ididn’tknowthat,”Draosaid,takenabak.Huh.MaybethatwouldexpinwhyPotterhadwaltzedinherewithoutevenbattinganeyesh.Draowouldhavethoughthewouldbemore…traumatisedbytheManor.Draostillwas.Sometimes.“ButyouwerebarelytrainingtobeanAurorthen.”
“Yeah,well…”Pottershrugged.“Robardsthoughtitmightbeagoodideaformetotagalong.Iwasn’tdyingtogetbakinherebutitwasalmosttherapeuti,gettingridofallthedarkmagithatwasstilllingeringintheorners,sotospeak.”
“Isee,”Draosaidftly.Potterseemedtoathhisirritation.
“Ithoughtabouttellingyou,”hesaid.