readywas.hejustwantedhimtobehappy,ashappyasheouldbelivingasaghost.beausethat’swhathewasnow.amanlivinginthewalls,venturingoutintothedark,neverspeakingtoanotherlivingsoul.aphantomofhisformerself.“ifthepersonyouhadfalleninlovewithwasloseby,wouldn’tyoufeelthem,professor?wouldn’tyoujustknow?”

“mr.potter.harry.youuandhowimportantitisthatnooneknowshe’salive?”

“yes.idon’tuandwhyyoutwohavedonewhatyou’vedone.butitmusthavebeenwhathewanted.ijustwanthimtobehappy.”

“ifthattrulyisyourmainonern,thenyoumustalsouandwhyyouleavingputsabadtasteinmymouth.itrustyou,potter.impliitly.butoneslipup,andhissafetyisinjeopardy.measuresmustbetaken,”mgonagallontinued.

right,harrythought.she’llwanttoobliviateme.

“youmustuandthatmr.malfoy’shappinessandsafetyisalsomyfirstandforemostonern.afterall,iriskedlifeandlimbevenbringinghimhereinthefirstpe.”

“ofourse,”harryreplied,pushingdownthesikfeelinginhisstomah.

obviously,fettingwouldbethebestourseofationforallpartiesinvolved.heouldgobaktohisfantasieswithoutknowingtherewasevenaminutehaneofthemomingtofruition.draoandmgonagallwouldremainoutofharm’sway.everyoneomesoutawinner.maybewinnerwastoostrongaword.

“ineedtoonsultmr.malfoy.itrustiantakethetimetodothatwithouthavingtoworryaboutyoudoinganythingrash?”

“ofourse.”

“theniwillseeyouinafewhours,mr.potter.”

andwiththathewasdismissed.

“wakeup.”

draowasstartledoutofhissleepbysomeoneshakinghisshoulder.