“AndthisissomethingthatyououldnotspeakabouttoMr.Malfoyhimself?Andfeltitneessarytowakemeupinordertospeakatthispartiurtime?”

SrewingupeveryouneofGryffindorehehad,Harryreplied.“Yes.BeauseIonlyjustfoundoutthatDraoisn’tanywhereinHogwarts.”Afteraseond’shesitationheadded,“sir,”justtotryandappealtoSnape’sgoodside…ifhehadone.

SomethingshiftedinSnape’seyes,butoutwardlyheappearedthesame.“Andyouknowthis,how?”

Bloodyhell,Harryhadn’tthoughthowtorevealhowheknewthatDraowasn’tinshool.ThinkHarry,think,hetoldhimself.

“WellMr.Potter?”

“IknowitinthesamewaythatIknewhowtogettoHogsmeadbakinthirdyear”Harrymuttered,lookingdownathisshoes,orwhatheassumedwerehisshoes—heouldn’ttellinthedimlightofoneLumosspell.

HeouldfeelSnape’seyesburningintohisskullasthemanthoughtaboutwhatHarryhadjustsaid.

“WheredoyouthinkMr.Malfoyis?”Snapeaskedafteralongsilene.Harry’seyesshotupinastonishmentbeforeherealizedthathewassupposedtoanswerthequestion.

“IfoundthisinoneofDrao’sbooks.”HeheldoutthemapofEngndtoSnape.“Ithinkhe’sgonetothestarredarea…whereverthatis.”

SnapeasthisownLumosspellinordertolookatthemap.“Ifyouareright,Mr.Potter,whihIhighlydoubtyouare,thenMr.MalfoyhasgonetoMalfoyManor.YouareundoubtedlyawareofhowimpossibleitistogettoMalfoyManoratthistime.Howwouldyouproposehegotthere?ApparatedoutofHogwartsandintoMalfoyManor?Rodeinoneoftheshoolarriagesperhaps?Sproutedwingsandflew?”

SnapestoppedshortandHarry’smouthdroppedastheybothrealizedwhatthepotionsmasterhadjustsaid.AmemoryofstweekendpyedthroughHarry’smind,ofsnithes,bludgers,andbkwings.

“Yes,Professor.”Harryreplied.“Ithinkhedidsproutwingsandflythere.”

Chapter29:SerpentisDraonis

HarryfumedsilentlyashepaedtheGryffindoronRoom.Draohadbeenmissingforoverfifteenhoursnow;howlongexatlywasn’tknownbeauseHarrydidn’tknowwhenDraoleft.

Harryfoughtbaktheyearningtohitsomething,knowingthatwerehetoletouthisrage,histwofriendswouldbeomemoresaredofhimthantheyalreadywere.Asitwas,hisbehaviorresembledaagedanimaltothem.

Itwasalljustsostupid!Sure,ifastudentwaspetrifiedthewholeshoolwentonbloodyalert,butifastudentwasjustmissing,therewereprotools!WasDraoreallymissing?Bloodyhell,Harrywassosikofhearinganotherteaheraskthattotherestofthem.

SnapehadgonetoDumbledoreimmediatelyandwhileHarrywassurethatDumbledorebelievedthem,therewasabunhoflegalstuffsetinpeforjustthisoasion.

Soafterroundingupalltheteahersatfourinthem,theyhadbegunsearhingtheastle.Allofit.Everyroom.AndHarryhadbeensentbaktohisdormitorytowait!Then,wheneveryonerealizedDraoreallywasn’tintheastle,asHarryhadbeentellingthem,theyhadtosearhthebloodyForbiddenForestbeauseapparentlyDraohadpermissiontogotherebeauseheneededsomepetogobeaVeriaeforawhilewherenooneouldseehim,orsomethinglikethat.

Andofourse,theentaurshadn’ttakenkindlytoagroupofpeoplegallivantingaroundintheirforest,evenifoneofthosepeoplehadbeenHagrid,whoknewhiswayaroundprettywell.Ofourse,theyfoundthatDraowasn’tintheforest,afterthreehoursofsearhing.Harryouldhavetoldthemthatbuttheydidn’tlisten,ofourse.

SonowtheywerethinkingthatmaybeDraoreallywasn’tinHogwarts.SotheyhadtogohekHogsmead!Harry,ofourse,knewthatDraowouldn’tbefoundthere.HeknewwhereDraowas.SodidSnapeandso,hesuspeted,didDumbledore.

“Harry,areyouOK?”Hermioneaskedautiouslyasshesawherfriendhadstoppedpaing.

“DoIlooklikeI’mOK?”Harryshotbakimmediately.

“Lookslikeyou’reworriedsik,”Ronobserved.

“Weshouldhavestoppedthissearhinghoursago!”Harryexploded.“Ifhe’ddonesomethingstupidlikegoingtoHogsmead,thenhewouldhavebeenbakbynowanyway!”

“Andhewouldn’thaveleftinthemiddleofthenight,”Hermioneadded.

“Exatly!”

“Sowhatarewegoingtodoaboutit?”Ronasked.

“Whatanwedo?Theyobviouslydon’twantusinvolved,”Hermionepointedout.“Youshouldn’tevenbehere,Harry.Theytoldyoutogowaitinyourroomsinaseheamebak.”

HarrywavedahandattheMarauder’sMaponthetable.“Iwouldhaveknownifheamebak,”hemuttered.

“Butiftheygotofindyouandtellyouthattheyatuallybelieveyou,youwon’tbethere,”Hermioneontinued.

Harrysighed.“Yeah.You’reright.I’llseeyouterthen.”

“They’llfindhim,Harry.”Hermionetriedtobe.

“Yeah,eveniftheyhavetosendDobbytogoopenthedoortoMalfoyManorforthem,”Ronjoked.

herofthetwosawHarrystopandsmileslightlyashelefttheonRoom.

Dobbywas,asalways,estatitoseeHarryPotter.

“HowanDobbybehelpingyou,HarryPotter?”heaskedbrightly.

“IneedyourhelpDobby,andit’sveryimportant.”

TheHouseElfpratiallysquealedhisjoyatbeingabletohelp.

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