headspeekfromompartmentwindowsandstudentswhisperashepasses,butharry’sthankfulthatnobodyattakshimanddemandsforanautograph.hethinksthatmaybehisthreemonthsoutofthepublieyehavedonewondersforhisimage:goldenboy’snotreallyiedinrubbingelbows,justwantstoliveinpeae,tryagainyear.

draomalfoyinside,leaningbakonhisseatwithonearmproppedonthewindowsill,eyesgazingoutintothebrightseneryontheothersideofthegss.he’spresent,harryknowsthisimmediately.heseesthisinthealertnessindrao’seyesandinthetensioninhisshoulders.

draojumpsinshok,andheturnshishead—

theompartmentsreallyarefreeforall,buteveryoneknewthatslytherinsusuallyoupiedtheonesatthebakendofthetrain.here,it’sthesame:studentslookathiminuriosity,butthereisasenseofautionintheair,asifthey’rewwhatharrypotter’sdoinginthedenofsnakes.

herexes,assuredthatdrao’ssafeandthathe’somingbaktohogwartsafterall.heknoksonthedoor,butthat’stheonlyourtesyhe’swillingtoofferbeauseheslidesthedooropenimmediatelyafteranyway.

harry’sassurane

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he’salmostworried,thinkingthatmaybedraodeidednottoreturntohogwartsafterall,butthere,afterfiverowsofemptyompartments,harryseesit.

,ithinkhe’dbemoreomfortablewithlesspeople.”helooksbehindhisshoulderandoffersanassuringgrin.“time?”

hermionesmiles.“time.”

ashegoesfurther,hepassesbymoreandmoreompartmentsthatareempty.it’squieter.thenoiseofpeopletalkingandhatteringfadesinthedistane,andthedereaseinthestudentpoputionthisyearismoreobvioushere.