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Draco blinked. “But you do know how to swim, right?”

Harry gave Draco a lopsided smile. “Yes, Draco, I do know how to swim.”

Harry meandered into one of the libraries (the red one) and paused in the doorway to see Draco lounging on one of the couches. A book was spread across his lap but he wasn’t reading. He was staring off at one of the bookshelves, clearly not really seeing it. He didn’t move as Harry walked into the room and sat down on one of the chairs.

“What are you thinking about?” Harry asked softly.

Draco started and turned slightly to look at Harry. “What?”

“What are you thinking about?” Harry repeated.

“Oh.” Draco turned to look at the bookshelves again. “We’re going back to school tomorrow.”

Harry waited for Draco to continue.

“I’m wondering how long we can hide this from everyone.”

“We’ve done pretty well so far.”

“That’s fine for during school, but what happens when the year ends? Or, if we somehow manage to keep it a secret that long, what about after we finish school? Someone is going to find out, and the longer we keep it a secret, the more fuss people are going to make…and the wilder the stories are going to be.”

Harry frowned. Draco did have a point. The more they hid it, the more scandalous it became in the eyes of anyone looking in.

“Well, the rest of the school knows about you being a Veriae.” Harry pointed out.

“Do they? The only book in the entire school about Veriae is in the Restricted Section. How many people in Hogwarts do you think have read it?”

“You, me, and Hermione.”

“Exactly. They know the name but not the meaning. All they are going to see, or focus on, is that two boys who have disliked each other immensely over the years they’ve known each other are living together. If that doesn’t spell scandal…”

“Well, the other sixth year Gryffindor boys all know that I’m not in Gryffindor tower anymore.” Harry pointed out.

“But do they know why?”