Draoshiftedinhisseat.ThisoionfelttoomeaningfulforPottertohaveitwithhimofallpeople.But,eventhoughhedidn’tlikeit,hehadtoadmit,hedidgetwhatPotterwastalkingabout.
“Itseemstome,anawfullybigpartofyourlifeinvolvespleasingothers.”AndboydidDraoknowwhatthatwaslike.Evennow,withhisfatherinAzkaban,heoftenaughthimselfwifhewouldapproveofDrao’sations.Italwaystookalottoremindhimselfhewasn’tsupposedtoareaboutthatanymore.
“Yeah,Iguessitis,”Pottermurmured.“Ian’thelpit.It’salwaysbeenthatway.”
“Youdiedforfuk’ssake,”Draosaid,irritationfringupinhim.“Youdiedtosaveallofourarses.Youdon’toweanybodyanything.Ifanything,therestoftheworldowesyou!”
JudgingfromthelookonPotter’sfae,hehadn’texpetedDraotosaysomethinglikethat.Holy,Draohadn’texpetedhimselftosaysomethinglikethat.Butitwastrue,wasn’tit?Potterhadsavedbloodyeveryone.Andnowhestillfeltlikehehadtodowhatpeopleexpetedofhim?
Draosighed,dreadingwhathewasabouttosay.“Youdorealiseitwouldn’tbeselfishofyoutolivethelifeyouwantforyourself,right?”
Potter’seyeswidened.
“You’renotdoinganybodyanyfavours,beingalltorturedandbrokenupaboutit.”Ashereahedforhisup,Draomadesurehiseyesdidn’tleavePotter’s.Itwasharderthanhehadantiipated.Hewasbeingahyporite.Beausethatwasexatlywhathewasdoing,but,apparently,hewasbetterathidingitthanPotter.Butitwasn’tlikehewasn’twonit.Hewastryingtobebetter.Itjusttooktime.Apparently.
“I…Ihaven’tthoughtofitthatway,”Pottersaid,astonishmentwrittenalloverhisfae.
“Well,asmymotheralwayssays,youan’tmakeotherpeoplehappyifyouaren’ttrulyhappyyourself.”
Potterlookedlikehewantedtosaysomething,buthestayedsilentandsimplynodded.Draoinwardlysnorted.HowhadthisturnedintoaMindHealingsession?Itwasutterlyabsurd.
“Areyouhappy?”Pottersuddenlyasked.Drao’smouthdroppedopeninvoluntarily.Hisinstintstoldhimtoreplywithsomethingsnarky.But…afterPotter’shoy,baringhisiies,itjustdidn’tfeelright.
“Idon’tknow,”Draosighed.“IthinkI’mhappierthanIwasrightafterthewar.”
Hedidn’twanttogetintotoomanydetails.JustbeausePotterfeltomfortablesharinghisseretswithDrao,didn’tmeanhehadtodothesame.
“Youeverthinkaboutgettingajob?”Potterasked.
Draosnorted.“Asifanyonewouldemployme.”
“Idon’tthinkit’slikethatanymore.”
Draoshrugged.“Bethatasitmay,Ian’treallyseemyselfwforsomeone.Ihavemyfamily’siane,whihisabouttheonlythingtheMinistrydidn’tt
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