(HP同人)It Actually Hurts(英文版)
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“i liked talking to you. espeially while you were in suh a good mood.”
“good mood?” drao ehoed. “i was drunk, potter.”
“i know,” he smiled. “but it made you…a little less serious. i liked that.” the smile widened.
fuk. what was goiimes he had bumped ihe years had been nothihis. graer had bee he had also been urt and alotten the impression potter was doi was required of him. but this, p opeo him, was a first. and it was horrible. it ohings worse.
“how ome you’re not at work at two iernoon on a monday?” drao said after learing his throat. “are you already on holiday? i didn’t take you for the type to take a holiday at all.”
&hing flikered aross potter’s fae as he took another sip of his butterbeer. “um, in a manner of speaking i’m on holiday, yes.”
“why do you say it like that?”
&?”
“so…ominously.”
phed, leaning bak in his hair. “i rarely talk about it to be ho.”
drao studied him losely as his fae twisted ihing unreadable. he seemed to be something. when he finally spoke again, his tone was a lot gloomier.
“ever si aur—”
“you did what?” drao blurted. “you quit—what?”
&ehnially, i’m on sabbatial, but i think they know i’m not oming bak.”
“but…why?” drao asked, genuinely shoked.
ped. “i did.”
drao wao snort and point out ma like their job. but potter ositio o do a like, wasn’t he? or, maybe, he had so many obligatioly disliked, he made sure to get rid of the thirol over.
“how did i not know about this?” drao murmured, more to himself than to potter.
“oh, i’m sorry, osed to send you a memo?” potter said ione.
drao immediately felt himself blush. “i meao ollet himself, searhi words. “how ome his was in the papers?”
“i made everyoheir mouths shut,” potter said. “i didn’t think it would work, but…” he shrugged again.
drao studied his fae, but hastily looked aotter’s eyes loked with his.
“why are you tellihen? how do you know i won’t go to the prophet with this information?”
“i don’t,” potter said.
“so…what, you don’t are?”
“no, that’s not it.”
drao peeked at him whe ontinue.
“you know, i think it’s kind you kept up with me like that,” potter said with a grin.
“don’t ftter yourself,” drao said with a dismissive gesture, gulping down his too hot tea. he made a fae as the liquid burnt his mouth and the embarrassment burnt his heeks.
“half of it is probably uhough,” potter muttered. there was something i made drao frown.
“what?”
“what they write about me in the papers. i wouldn’t know, i . not anymore.”
“i see.” drao gave him a suspiious ger went bak to studyile in his hands. did that mea seeure? some of his friends must have shown him at least. but he hadn’t brought it up yet, whih made drao eveable than if he had bee it. ugh, the prat was so bl!
potter suddehroat and leaned f his elbows oable.
“soimas? are you going to visit your mum in frane?”
“oh,” drao said, grateful fe in topi, but also slightly pleased potter seemed to remember little details about his family. “yes, i’m going to stay with her over the holidays. what about you?”
“same as every year,” potter said, as if drao osed to know what that meant. of ourse, drao did know.
“isn’t it weird, seeing yirlfriend?” drao asked in a seemingly i tone. he had read about potter’s break up with the she-weasel and had oftehey had gottehout the papers knowing about it.
“oh, not at all,” potter said. “besides, she’s dating someone new now, so it’s all good.”
“i see,” dra to mask his sudden nervousness. “so she doesn’t mind y yirlfrieo her house for christmas?”