andmaybethatwasiable,whenalltherandomsrapsofinformationtheytelleahotherabouttheirlivesandtheirhopesstarttopileup,orwhenhethrowsaboverherwhenshefallsasleepontheouh,orwhenhefindsoutherfavoritefoodandmakessurethekithenisalwaysstokedwithit.andhe’sgdofit,really,butitdoesmakethingssupremelyawkward,beauseifhe’snotmistakenhehasnowbeomethebestfriendtheboyfrienddoesn’tlike.

chapter16

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omentvanishesintoawkwardnessandunease,thetwoofthemstaringateahotheruainly.“wean’t.”

heshakeshisheadonesttime,thenaparatesleavingharrytoturnbaktothepartyalone.

thesilenebetweenthemisstifling.

draodeidestobethebraveone.“listen.”hetakesadeepbreath,andthenashakyone,a

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clearly,likesomanyotherthings,hewaswrong,beausenowheouldn’tstandthewaythattheyweretalkingstritlyonlyaboutthepotiongurglinginfrontofthem(thoughitwasalessliketalkingandmorelikemildlypanikedsreaming,beauseherofthemouldfigureoutwhyitwasbrownandoverflowingtheontothetable)andpretendingnottolookateahotheroutoftheorneroftheireyes.itseemedthatsomewherealongthelineofhardworkandtenights,theyhadbeomefriends.

notthatdraothoughtthatheandhermionewouldbeabletomeetattheirusualtimeandpretendthatthingsarenormal,afterwhatronhadsaidtohimanddraoleftherryinginthemiddleofherownapartment,buthedidn’treallyexpetittobotherhimallthatmuh.apartofhimreallyhadfooledhimselfintothinkingthatthiswasjustasortofaademiarra,thatitwouldallevaporateheyhadfiguredouthowtomakethepotionswork.likethiswasasortofwe’retheonlytwopeoplewhoandoit,solet’satruewhilewework,andthattheminutetheywerefinishedalltheshoolyardtauntinghehaddonewouldriseupbetweenthem.