harryusheredthemtoafarornerinthebak,inthedarkshadowsofwizardingloaksthathadbeenlefttherefromdeadespast.hepushedmalfoyagainstthewandheldhissideswhenherealizedhiseyesweretwistedshutinpain.“malfoy,”harrywhispered.thereweredropletsofsweatfattheendofhistemples.“drao,breathe,”hesaid.

somethinginmalfoy’sfaerexed.harrywaitedminutes.merlin,hewasn’tsurehowmuhtimehadpassed.finally,malfoy’sbreathingwasbaktonormal.whenhisgreyeyesslowlyopenedandstaredbakathim,harrydidn’tknowwhattosay.

amorattheentraneoftheroommadethembreaktheirstareandturntowardthenoise.twofigureshadenteredtheloakroom.harrypeeredthroughagapinthethikhuddleofloaks.itwasthehotelmanager,valentine,andashorterfigureinadarkbluehoodedloak.

“itoldyounottoomehere,”valentinehissed.thelookofeonhisfaewassomethingsoompletelyfntoharry,healmostthoughthe’dbeenmistakeninhisreognition.butthen,“thisismypeofwork,”valentineadded.“wean’tbeseentogether.”

“iwantedtotellyouinpersonthati’llbevotingagainstyou,”thewomanseethed.throughherdisdain,harryknewthatvoie.itwasthewomanfromthehouse,theoneholdingbertrie.

valentinesoffed.harrywasstillinshokathisharshtone.“andwhywouldthatbe?weneedmoreifwe’regoingtoaomplishourgoals.zivantusontrolsthesupplyandholdsouraspirationshostageintheproess.thisistheonlyway.”

thewomanshookherhead.“youwanttoriskthelifeofanigirl?”

“iwanttoholdtheworldonitsknees,carmen.isthattoomuhtoask?”

harrygaspedandsteppedbakintomalfoy.theyfellintoashelfwithathudandsomethingmetaltteredtotheground.malfoygrabbedhimandrowdedhimintotheloaksontheothersideoftheaisle.standinghesttohest,harryleanedbakashefeltmalfoy’shandbetweenthem.“wha

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