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Voldemort smiled. “I should not have doubted you, Severus. You may go, and extend my regards to your godson. Make sure he understands the consequences of his actions.”

“I will, my Lord.”

Chapter 38: Division

Hermione worriedly scanned the Great Hall one more time for the seemingly only missing students for breakfast that morning. Next to her Ron was not nearly as worried, chatting with Seamus and Dean about some Quidditch related topic.

“Harry and Malfoy still aren’t here!” Hermione hissed in his ear.

“Relax Hermione,” Ron grinned. “They’re probably just sleeping in.”

“But the articles!”

The grin dropped off Ron’s face. “What? That’s today!”

Hermione nodded.

The redhead groaned and turned back to his eggs as if to look for solace by doing so. “Well, at least they’re putting out a united front then.”

“What?”

“They’re both skipping the publicity.”

Hermione rolled her eyes. “That won’t help them! It will just make it look worse!”

As owls began to swoop through the rafters of the hall Ron smiled wryly. “Well, there’s nothing we can do about it now, Hermione.”

Harry sighed and nestled his face deeper into his pillow. When that pillow moaned at the action Harry didn’t think twice about it, already drifting back into dreams. But when Draco suddenly bolted upright, throwing Harry completely off of where he had been draped over his torso, Harry protested.

“Shut it Harry, we’ve missed breakfast!”

“Wha’r you talking…” Harry trailed off into a yawn. Maybe sleeping on the cold floor wouldn’t be so bad…

“Get UP Harry!”