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itwasfiveness.that’swhatdraowasbeingofferedinthismoment,apromisethatevenaftereverything,allthehorriblethingshehadsaidandthethingshehaddone,ronhadfinallygottenpastit.

rondidn’tsmilelikedraohadwantedhimto,justlenhedhisjawandtookuphispositionagain,readyforwhatevermayomethroughthedoor.

bythetimeharryshowsup,exatlyaweekafterdraohadbeenburiedunderhthebett

“ron—”hewantstohelphim,butdoesnotknowhow.notthatitmattered.ronjustkepttalking.

kingsoharddraothoughtitwaslikelyhewouldripsomeout.“i’msupposedtoprotether.”

“no,listen.”helookslikehemightstartrying,likehe’sfullyonthevergeoftopplingintoaseaofpani.“wesavedherfromthistroll,right?meandharry.butitdidn’treallyountasussavingherbeauseiwastheonewhomadeherryandhideinthebathroominthefirstpe,soigotitintomyheadthatiwouldhavetomakesureshedidn’tgethurtagain,tomakeupforit?anditried,ihave,that’salli’veeverwanted,toprotetherandmyfamilyandharry,butyouan’tdothat,there’sneverenoughofonepersontoproteteveryheyareabout,soithought—somewherealongthelineistartedthinkingthatitdidn’tmatterifiouldn’tprotetanyoneelse,evenmyself,aslongasimanagedtoprotether.alli’veevertriedtodomywholelifewastakeareofher,butian’tevenmanagetodothat.”he’sbreathinghard.draohalfthinkshedidstartrying,thekindwhereyoureyesareburningbutthereisnotenoughtearsandthereisnowaytogetanyairintoyourlungs.“butyoudid.yousavedherwheniouldn’t,andnothingelsematters.sojustletmedothisforyou,alright?”

“istillthinkit’sreepy.you,lurkinginthedark.”draowantedtogobaktosleep,butheouldn’tbringhimselftostrugglebakundertheovers.“justomevisitduringthedaytime,okay?”