Chapter 10 | Confession

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"Princess? You okay?"

I feel my body relax, instantly from those words. I open my eyes.

"God, you're stunning," Mattheo says.

"Sorry?"

"I said, God, you're lucky."

"Yeah, I know. Imagine Draco saw me."

"He'd never tell anyone-"

"Being a Death Eater has changed him, Matty."

"I know, princess," he says.

"What if they get Harry?!" I ask.

"They won't, it's Potter."

"Yeah, he's always got a trick up his sleeve," I say.

"Want me to drop you off wherever you were headed?" he asks.

I nod, sitting on the broom and wrapping my arms around his waist.

I nod.

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"Y/n, I swear I didn't know," he says, jumping off the broom and helping me get off.

"Whatever. It doesn't matter."

"Y/n-"

"Bye, Mattheo."

He nods, taking the hint.

I walk into the Burrow, I can hear Fred and George joking about an ear or something.

"Mad-Eye's dead," I hear Bill say followed by silence. 

I shut the door slowly.

"Mundungus took one look at Voldemort and Disapparated," he continued.

"Mad-Eye reckoned You-Know-Who would expect the real Harry to be with the most skilled Auror. He knew he'd be in the most danger," Lupin says.

"It doesn't explain how they knew we were moving Harry tonight," Arthur says, the room grows silent, once again.

I walk into the room and stand in the corner and tie my converse.

"Wha'? One of us? Tha's mad. I'd wager me life it wasn' none of you lot. An' if it was me I'd kno', wouldn' I? Talk in me sleep on occasion, I'll admit, but there's only Fang aroun' ter hear an' mostly it's gibberish an' besides I'd cut me tongue out 'fore 'd betray 'arry e'en in me dreams-," Hagrid stops, blinking miserably. 

Suddenly, all smile.

"Wha's so funny!" Hagrid asks.

"I trust you with my life, Hagrid," Harry says.

"I reckon it was Y/n. She's still not back, isn't that funny?" Lupin says.

"What?" Harry asks, "What if she's hurt?! Has anyone seen her?"

"I'm here! I have been for a few minutes," I roll my eyes, "Thanks for your utmost respect, Remus."

"You're just not very trus-"

"I trust everyone in this room. Understood?" Harry says.

"Understood," Lupin replies.

"'Ear, 'ear," George jokes and Fred nods approvingly to his brother.

"Better," he says.

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I sit at the dining table, with a lantern, which is dimly lit. I begin to scribble away on the parchment.

Dear Elijah,

I wrote you back but you still haven't replied. I sent a letter all the way back in December, you probably just haven't had time to reply. Maybe my owl didn't understand what I said and it just didn't get anywhere. Oh, well, how are you? When you wanna meet up and chat? I hope you get this one. Please, write me back.

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