sside,gningbetweentheunfoldednoteandtheonedraowaswriting,orrather,opying.

followthethreadstotheirrespetiveends,drao.nomatterhowstrange,nomatterhowunomfortableitmakesyou.followthebizarreandextraordinaryevents.youwon’tregretit.andwhenit’stimetogohome,thetimewillbeaquartertosevenonthursdaym.—drao

uandingsuddenlyfilledhim,followedbytherealizationthatdraomust’vehadthisnotealong.harryouldn’tstophimselffromshouting,“really,malfoy?”heshookhisheadandranfromtheroom.

“harry,wait!”draoalled.

“ian’tbelieveyou’vebeenlyingthisentiretime!”hewashalfwayoutthedoor.harryturnedbakandgredatthemanstandinginthedoorway.heouldn’tbelievedraohadthenervetokeepsomethingelsefromhim,aftereverythingthey’dsaidtoeahother,everythingthey’ddone.theomissionfeltlikeanotherbetrayal.“thiswholethinghasbeenonelieafteranother!”hethrewuphisarmsinfrustrationreadytoringthenekofthegitstaringbakathim.thenherealizedhowfamiliarthesenewas.“wait.thisiswhen—”

heturnedandsawarhieeverswornstandingintheopenliftdownthehall,gawkingbakathiminhorrifiedshok.harrythrewhimselfatdraoandpulledthembakintothehotelroom,smmingthedoorbehindhim.

“obliviate!”draoastathisproneformonthebed.hegatheredtherestofhisthingsandmadeforthedoor.

“whatareyoudoing?”harryfollowedhimoutintothehallway.“weneedtodisappearuntiltomorrownight.wean’tletanyoneseeus.”

theyarguedforafewminutesuntildraoadmittedthetimepieewasn’tbroken.“beforeyouerupt,iwillremindyouthatyoukeptyourseretfromeveryone,justthesameasme.onlyiatuallyreeivedanotefrommyself,inmyownhand,mentioningtheurseandsuh.”