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Proximity by Great 78 Chapter 3 
Suitability Saturday 24 July 

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2010 Draco visited his mother at
Malfoy Manor the day after 

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speaking with Ava Bradley. 
When it came to finding eligible

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witches, he was positive that 
there was no better source than 

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Narcisa Malfoy. 
After all, she had been filing 

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away names in her mind since his
second year at Hogwarts. 

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Draco, it's wonderful to see 
you, darling boy, what brings 

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you by? 
His mother asked. 

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He gritted his teeth, not 
looking forward to the reaction 

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he was about to receive. 
I've been thinking, mother. 

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Perhaps it's time I start 
considering marriage more 

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seriously. 
Oh, what made you change your 

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mind, darling? 
Narcissa asked with a gleam in 

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her eye. 
When we spoke last month about 

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it, you talked as though you'd 
sooner slice off a bodily 

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appendage than settle down. 
He fixed her with a droll stare.

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I guess you could say I have a 
voice in my head. 

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It made me think it might not be
a bad idea. 

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Already he was regretting the 
decision to ask his mother for 

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help. 
As soon as they'd sat upon the 

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pink sofa in her Conservatory, 
his mother's elf Miffy appeared 

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with a box tied carefully with a
lace ribbon. 

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Rather than give the box to 
Narcissa, the tiny elf presented

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it to him as though it held the 
crown jewels. 

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What's this? 
He asked, afraid of the answer. 

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Your future? 
Narcissa said dramatically. 

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Draco fought the roll of his 
eyes. 

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It turned out that the box was 
full of calling cards, given to 

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Narcissa over the years by well 
meaning mothers of daughters 

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looking to make a quality match 
with Draco. 

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Only half of the witches in the 
cards in the box remained 

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eligible, the other half having 
already been married off to some

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other poor SAP, but there was 
still a collection of 30 or so 

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cards with the names of 
unbetrothed witches. 

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Draco eyed the lot doubtfully, 
wondering just what sort of lazy

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eyed gap toothed trolls remained
unmarried this late in life. 

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He pointedly ignored the fact 
that he was one of those 

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unmarrieds. 
Oh look. 

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Narcissa exclaimed, plucking a 
card from the top. 

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This girl seemed lovely. 
He squinted at the card. 

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Angela Calmer. 
Who is this? 

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I don't remember anyone named 
Calmer from Hogwarts. 

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Narcissa turned the card back to
read, then fixed him with a wry 

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look. 
That's Chalmers. 

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Draco, honestly, where are your 
reading glasses? 

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They make me look old. 
He grumbled. 

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Darling, you are rather old. 
Narcissa shinied him. 

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You're 30 after all, practically
1 foot in the grave, Is that it?

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He sneered. 
No, of course not, his mother 

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explained, even as her elf 
nodded vigorously. 

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I only mean when you get to be 
of a certain age. 

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It's perfectly all right to 
require a bit of help, you know.

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Your father colours his hair. 
Draco inhaled sharply. 

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Mother, I did not need to know 
that. 

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He looked back down at the card 
doubtfully. 

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Chalmers. 
Then who is she? 

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I still don't recognise the 
name. 

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Narcissa frowned. 
I think she may have one more 

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year of school left. 
Stricken, Draco shoved the box 

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back at his mother. 
What the hell would I want with 

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a 16 year old child, Mother 
Draco, when your choices are 

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this narrow. 
He put down his teacup and 

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started to stand. 
Never mind, I'll find a witch on

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my own. 
Fine, fine, we'll take out the 

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witches who haven't finished 
school then, yes. 

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Five of the 30 cards vanished 
from the box. 

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He narrowed his eyes at the 
blonde witch. 

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Mother, I'm not marrying anyone 
more than five years younger 

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than me in the 1st place. 
What the hell would we ever even

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talk about? 
And in the second, I would look 

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even older standing next to her.
Another 10 cards disappeared 

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from the box. 
Despite Narcissa's woeful look. 

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She swallowed, eyeing the 15 or 
so cards that remained. 

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Well, I guess we shall make do 
with these. 

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Friday, 30 July 2010. 
The first date took place the 

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next weekend, Friday after work.
The entire Aura bullpen was 

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making plans for Friday drinks 
to toast Potter's birthday the 

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following day, and whilst Draco 
hated to miss out, he'd already 

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told Zelda Abrams that he would 
pick her up at 6:00 that night, 

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skipping pub night again. 
Malfoy. 

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What, afraid all the witches 
will see you and run away 

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screaming? 
Weasley asked, using the same 

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tired joke he'd used a dozen 
times before. 

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Her Potsey Pratt with his dumb 
blonde hair and stupid smirk. 

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He thinks he's something 
special. 

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The weasels inner voice said in 
his mind. 

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Draco clinched his teeth so hard
he worried he might chip molar 

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other plants. 
Weasley. 

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Truthfully, he had gone to pub 
night only once since turning 

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30. 
The experience had been 

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predictably horrendous. 
With so much tits and ass on 

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display in the pub, Weasley's 
oily brain had been set to 

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maximum OverDrive. 
By the time Draco departed only 

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an hour after he arrived, his 
head had been pounding as though

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his brain was struggling to get 
out. 

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He arrived at Zelda Abrams flu 
promptly at six, hoping for the 

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best. 
When he stepped out, he was met 

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by a squeaky little elf who 
informed him that his mistress 

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would be out shortly. 
Draco refused the offer of a 

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drink. 
He was already far too keyed up 

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to drink on an empty stomach, 
and they had reservations at 

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Trattoria Giuseppe in 30 
minutes. 

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Almost 2 hours later, he woke 
from where he dozed off on 

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Zelda's sofa. 
The witch stood over him, 

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tapping her designer's shoe 
impatiently. 

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I'm ready. 
Why are you sleeping? 

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The witch said haughtily. 
Her red lips and Auburn hair 

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were both unnaturally slick and 
glossy, and her eyeshadow looked

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to have been applied with a 
trowel, but she was otherwise 

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presentable. 
He was relieved to see Timpus. 

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Draco said groggily, pushing 
himself back upright and wiping 

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the bit of drool from his chin. 
His wand read 1948. 

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Doesn't matter. 
They gave away our table an hour

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and a half ago. 
The witch's eyes lit up with 

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fire. 
What do you mean they gave it 

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away? 
How dare they? 

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I have half a mind to flue over 
there and let them know who 

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they're dealing with. 
His sleep fuzzled brain tried to

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make sense of her words, but 
failed. 

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Or was this witch the presumed 
heir to some mysterious fortune?

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Oh, what do you mean? 
I mean? 

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The witch said, her pitch 
ramping up angrily. 

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If they think they can ignore 
Draco bloody Malfoy and his 

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fiancee, they'd better think 
again. 

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Draco's mind reeled even as his 
bollocks tried to climb back up 

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into his body from where they 
descended 30 years or so before.

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Fiancee, His psyche screamed. 
Fiance. 

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This wouldn't do. 
He needed to let her down. 

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Jitney. 
Perhaps there would be safety in

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numbers. 
Listen, Zelda, we don't need to 

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go to Giuseppe tonight. 
Lots of my mates are at the pub.

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We can just. 
Her eyes glittered like duck 

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crystals and she emphasized each
word with a hiss. 

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If you think I spent half my 
week's paycheck on this dress 

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and 9 hours getting ready for a 
fucking pub night with your 

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mates, you are sorely mistaken. 
Struggling not to physically 

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recoil at this proclamation, 
Draco only shook his head, 

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trying to make the maths compute
this, which was a 5 at best, 

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perhaps a six in the right 
lighting after the appropriate 

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number of drinks. 
If it took a designer dress and 

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9 hours to achieve a rating of 
five, how long would it take for

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Draco to lose his mind and walk 
in front of a high speed muggle 

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train travelling at 90 miles an 
hour in order to end it all? 

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Right, well, perhaps we can eat 
at the bar at Vortex. 

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I've had to interview the 
bartender for a case, He knows 

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me, he'll make room for us. 
Draco offered. 

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He knew he could probably call 
in a favour at half a dozen 

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places around London for a 
table, but he was not using up a

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favour on A5. 
Zelda pouted in a way that she 

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clearly thought was attractive. 
Draco agreed to disagree with 

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her on that. 
I guess so, but next time we go 

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to Giuseppe, all right? 
Zelda wheedled. 

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Draco smiled thinly in answer 
instead of telling her that 

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there was no way he was going to
Giuseppe or anywhere else with 

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her after tonight. 
Once at Vortex, their 

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conversation was predictably 1 
sided, with Zelda finding more 

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and more creative ways to ask 
about his wealth. 

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How many houses did he own? 
Could he buy an island if he 

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wanted to? 
Had he ever bought an island? 

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When was he going to leave the 
Aura Corps? 

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This last one irked Draco the 
most, as it seemed Zelda thought

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he was wasting his time working 
when he was already filthy rich 

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10 times over. 
There are things worth more than

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money, you know. 
He tried to tell her. 

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Name 8 she said, forking a bite 
of the most expensive dish she 

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could find on the menu into her 
mouth. 

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Draco shook his head in 
bewilderment. 

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What name? 
8 things that are worth more 

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than money. 
He took a deep breath, huffing 

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it out in either a laugh or a 
SOB, he wasn't sure which. 

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You know Zelda, I have to wake 
up early in the morning, let me 

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take you home. 
Zelda's eyes lit up. 

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EW, a man who knows what he 
wants. 

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I like that. 
Let me just. 

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She hurriedly shovelled 4 more 
bites of her meal into her mouth

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before standing. 
Let's go, she said, Or at least 

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that's what Draco assumed she 
said, seeing as he wasn't able 

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to understand her through the 
food in her mouth. 

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The vortex flu deposited them 
back at Zelda's flat. 

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Almost immediately, the witch 
was upon him, her lips still 

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tinged with the taste of 
lipstick and salmon almondine. 

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It took all he had not to 
forcibly wrench away from her. 

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Zelda, as nice as the evening 
has been, I think at best if I 

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go, I really do have to wake up 
early in the morning. 

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That pout again? 
Draco cringed internally. 

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Are you sure? 
It's still early and I'm open to

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everything. 
I really do mean it. 

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No, it's including butt stuff. 
The witch added hopefully. 

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Just like, I'm sorry, did you 
say butt stuff? 

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Draco asked, almost against his 
will. 

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Zelda only nodded. 
I've been told it's very tight, 

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she added enticingly. 
This decided it once and for all

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for Draco. 
It was his number one rule when 

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it came to sex, and he had tried
very hard never to break it. 

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He'd not always succeeded, of 
course, but in moments of 

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weakness such as this, he'd 
always reminded himself that it 

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was a rule for a reason. 
Draco's sex rule #1 never stick 

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your Dick in crazy. 
He had no idea if Zelda was 

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certifiable, but if the witch 
was offering anal on the first 

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date, it did not bode well. 
Tightness was an admirable 

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asset, and sometimes an 
opportunity was too good to pass

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up, but to night was not one of 
those nights. 

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Sorry, but I really have to go. 
He said with only a wisp of 

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regret. 
Before he could change his mind,

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he snatched up the flue powder 
on the mantle. 

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Please stay. 
The witch begged, tugging hard 

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at his robe sleeve. 
The buttons holding the robe 

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closed snapped off. 
I really can't. 

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Draco said more firmly, tossing 
the flue powder in with his free

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hand. 
He spoke his destination in a 

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rush. 
Draco Malfoy residence, London. 

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Moving with the deftness of a 
Jaguar, Draco slipped free of 

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the robes to leave and leapt 
into the green flames, leaving 

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the witch holding the garment in
her hand behind him. 

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He could practically feel her 
anger propelling him forwards, 

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as though she had text him with 
a Bombardier. 

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He hated to lose one of his 
favorite outer robes, but it 

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couldn't be helped. 
Stepping quickly from his flue 

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into his penthouse flat parlour,
he turned and reset the wards 

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for the portal, quickly adding 
Zelda Abrams to the list of 

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specifically prohibited guests. 
Almost instantly, the mantle 

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glowed bright red, indicating a 
potential intruder trying to 

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breach the wards. 
Staggering the few steps to his 

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sofa, Draco dropped face down 
onto the supple leather, 

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ignoring the lightly bleeding 
scratch marks on his wrist from 

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the witch's sharp nails. 
Exhaustion overtook him within 

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moments as a grateful thought 
ran through his mind. 

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Thank Merlin for rule #1 
Saturday, 31 July 2010. 

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He woke Saturday around 11, 
determined that this day would 

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start better than the previous 
day had ended. 

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Sometime during the night, his 
elf had magicked him into his 

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bed and changed his going out 
clothes into blue flannel 

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pyjamas with tiny fish on them. 
PIM had been his elf since he 

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was born, so a bit of 
infantilising was to be 

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expected, he mused. 
He had not worn pyjamas since 

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around age 14, but his elf still
sometimes treated him like he 

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was 6. 
Draco allowed it, truthfully. 

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It was nice being taken care of 
sometimes. 

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PIM set out my blue cashmere and
the grey trousers. 

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I've got a date too. 
He said, Spearing a bite of 

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sausage from his plate. 
Yes, Master Draco. 

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PIM takes it. 
That Master's date last evening 

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will not result in a betrothal. 
He gave a wry grin. 

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It's far more likely that my 
date last night will result in a

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restraining order, but please 
don't go back and tell my mother

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everything. 
PIM would never dream of doing 

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such a thing. 
The elf replied sanctimoniously 

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before popping away. 
Never thought Draco no PIM would

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instead gossip with his mother's
elf Miffy, who would tell 

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Narcissa at promptly. 7 minutes 
after 2:00, Draco presented 

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himself at the fountain at 
Cotswold Park. 

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He had not seen Milicent 
Bulstrode since 7th year, and 

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his hopes were not high for this
afternoon, but at least he felt 

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reasonably certain that he would
maintain possession of all of 

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his clothing for this date. 
Millie used to be a bit of a 

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bitch, but she wasn't outright 
psychotic. 

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A tall, beautifully proportioned
woman approached. 

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Her glossy black hair spilled 
over a pair of well shaped tits 

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that peeked from the top of her 
tight muggle blouse. 

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The thighs inside of her muggle 
jeans looked strong enough to 

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crush a man's head if given half
a chance. 

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He idly cursed himself for 
setting up a date with Millie 

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Bull Strode and wondered if he 
could get rid of her in time to 

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chat up this bird. 
Instead, the buxom woman 

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approached him, speaking quietly
so as not to be overheard by 

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passersby. 
Draco Malfoy. 

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I didn't known you anywhere. 
Someone saw his ass. 

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You haven't changed in nearly 15
years. 

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He was certain that his eyes 
were as big as saucers. 

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Time might be a thief for some, 
but it had bestowed more than a 

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few gifts on this switch. 
Gone was the plumpness around 

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Millicent's midsection, leaving 
her breasts and buttocks as 

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they'd always been, which was to
say, rather large. 

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The ubiquitous acne had made way
for porcelain skin. 

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Millie had learned several good 
spells to tame her dry hair, 

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leaving it lustrous. 
Draco searched for words and 

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found none. 
No, never mind. 

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Millie said with A twist of her 
lips. 

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The old Draco Malfoy was always 
good for snappy insult. 

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You look like you're trying to 
catch flying flower worms with 

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your mouth, Millie, My God, look
at you, you look amazing. 

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I know, believe me, you're not 
the first bloke to notice. 

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Millie said boldly. 
She flicked her wrist, conjuring

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a cigarette that you placed 
between two plush lips before 

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digging into her tight muggled 
jeans for a little gold lighter.

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A woman pushing a pram stopped 
as she passed, a snot nosed 

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toddler in tow. 
Miss, do you mind not lighting 

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up so close to the playground? 
Feck off bit. 

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Millie said without looking at 
the woman, cupping her hands 

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around the flame to stop the 
wind from putting an out. 

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Incensed, the woman speed away, 
dragging her toddler with her, 

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but she took only a couple of 
quick puffs before grinding an 

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out beneath her shoe. 
Been trying to quit for years. 

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I'm doing pretty well with it, 
but some days. 

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Draco nodded and smiled. 
Right. 

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I try to only indulge now when 
I'm out. 

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An image of Cynthia on her knees
in front of him and the Alley 

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flashed into his mind and he 
shifted his feet uncomfortably. 

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Milly eyed him with a critical 
eye and a knowing smile. 

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So. 
What we're supposed to do, then?

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How long does this need to last 
before it counts for your 

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mother's liking? 
Draco frowned. 

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Millie, my mother may have set 
this up, but I assure you I'm 

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here of my own free will. 
I thought we might get a drink, 

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perhaps take a walk. 
I gave up drinking. 

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Breaks me out something awful, 
the witch said, staring for 

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lonely at the flat cigarette 
under her foot. 

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Right, tea, then. 
That look like best to you. 

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Who? 
He was lost now. 

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Her eyes rolled. 
I forget. 

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Magics don't pay attention to 
the Royals like the Muggles do. 

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That's the Queen's nickname. 
Draco nodded slowly. 

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Right then, no tea. 
Coffee. 

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For the first time, Millie gave 
him a small smile. 

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I know. 
Place round the corner. 15 

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minutes later, they settled 
opposite each other at a little 

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cafe table near the window of 
the coffee shop. 

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It was cosy and eclectic, with 
plants in the window sills and 

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purposefully mismatched tables 
and chairs, all painted bright 

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colours. 
Against Millicent's mild 

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protests, Draco had 
surreptitiously repaired their 

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wobbly table with his wand in 
his jumper sleeve. 

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It's easy and off to fold up a 
coaster and wedge it under the 

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table leg. 
She pointed out. 

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It's even easier to say the word
Rapparo and have it done 

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properly. 
He said drolly. 

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So it seems like you've 
integrated in with the muggles 

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pretty well. 
She pressed her lips together 

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and thought, then nodded. 
Yeah I have, I guess the 

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wizarding world wasn't the 
kindest to me. 

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I know you have no experience 
with this, but being ugly is a 

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complete non starter. 
And then after my father was put

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in prison, my mother made it her
life's ambition to finish 

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drinking herself to death. 
Mum gets a little bit closer to 

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achieving her goal every year. 
Drako murmured vague platitudes 

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of sympathy without making eye 
contact with the witch. 

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Every time she has her birthday 
I keep thinking this might be 

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her year, but in the last couple
of years I've started to realize

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she's just trying to outlast me.
He smiled in spite of her jaded 

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tone. 
How so? 

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You think you'll die before your
mother? 

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Millie shook her head. 
No, I think she won't die till I

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get married to a proper wizard. 
His eyebrows shot up, thinking 

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of his own newly acquired 
urgency for marriage. 

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Oh I see, so you just turned 13,
huh? 

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He's your person? 
Milly asked, leaning back in her

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seat and crossing 1 shapely, 
muscular leg over the other. 

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She eyed him shrewdly over the 
rim of her coffee cup. 

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My person. 
He fidgeted, bouncing one heel 

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in nervousness. 
Milly rolled her eyes again. 

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You just had your 30th birthday.
You forget I had to start 

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Hogwarts a year late at age 12 
because of dragon pox. 

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So I'm over a year older than 
you. 

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I know the drill. 
A line appeared between Draco's 

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eyebrows. 
So you know about the the voice 

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in your head? 
Why do you think I prefer to 

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spend all my time around 
muggles, Raiko? 

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I mean, besides the fact that no
one's ever heard the name Bull 

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strode in the mundane realm, the
thought had not occurred to him.

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He considered for 1/2 second, 
giving up the magical world 

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entirely in order to boot 
Weasley from his mind. 

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Sadly, the thought was more than
a bit enticing to him. 

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It's Ronald Weasley, he said 
with a grimace. 

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Bloody hell, that must be rich. 
Milly laughed the braying 

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familiar laugh he'd known from 
their youth. 

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Some things, it seemed, never 
changed. 

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Does the man even have two 
original thoughts to rub 

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together? 
Draco dragged out his sigh. 

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No, he thinks about rubbing 
other things together all the 

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time though. 
The dark haired witch laughed 

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again. 
God, I bet he just does. 

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I remember how besotted he was 
over all those Babatten girls in

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fourth year. 
I imagine he wanked it raw that 

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year. 
Him and everyone else, Draco 

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thought to himself, remembering 
the parade of gorgeous girls 

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that the French school brought 
to Hogwarts that year. 

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Millie laughed again. 
You're right, fourth year was an

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awakening for more than one of 
us, you know. 

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Draco's eyes went huge as the 
colour drained from his cheeks. 

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Oh, sorry, I suppose I should 
have warned you from the get, 

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since I don't spend time with 
witches and Wizards regularly. 

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My person whose thoughts I can 
hear became you as soon as I 

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approached you. 
Millie said a bit sheepishly. 

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Typically it's my mother, which 
is why I stopped visiting her so

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often. 
You'd be amazed at how often a 

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drunk thinks about their next 
drink. 

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So I take it you can hear my 
thoughts? 

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I can, And in answer to your 
earlier question, I probably 

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could crush a man's head with my
thighs, but I swore off Min 8 

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years ago, so As for trying with
you, that's a no. 

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Draco laughed sheepishly. 
So why did you agree to meet me 

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then? 
Millie shrugged. 

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I guess I haven't really been in
touch with any of the old gang 

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in years. 
Every so often Greg and Mariah 

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get into the city for a show, 
but I don't really talk to 

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anyone else. 
Tracy moved to Canada and 

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Margaret no longer speaks to me 
since I slept with her brother 

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in March of 7th year. 
Why would she care exactly? 

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Frowned Draco. 
Probably because I slept with 

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her in February of 7th year. 
The witch said with a grin. 

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In any case, I don't really 
encounter magic much anymore. 

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I suppose I miss it so 
sometimes. 

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It's nice being around familiar 
people. 

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Familiar things, I mean. 
I hardly ever take my wand out 

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of my handbag anymore. 
Draco shook his head. 

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Millie, I'm so sorry, we didn't 
mean to leave you alone with no 

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one in your life. 
I'm not alone, Draco. 

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I'm with someone I care about 
very much. 

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In fact, she actually owns this 
coffee shop. 

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Millie interrupted with a little
laugh, gesturing around at the 

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shop. 
Sarah and I are very happy. 

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We have a sweet little boy, 
Sarah's egg and a friend's sperm

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carried by me, in case you were 
wondering. 

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Sarah knows about magic, about 
my old life, and she's managed 

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to look past it. 
He stared at the witch for a 

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long moment, marvelling at her 
backbone. 

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He knew she wasn't the first 
Slytherin to consider escaping, 

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simply casting off that old 
life, finding a place where no 

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one knew your name and starting 
over. 

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But Milicent was the only one 
with the courage to have done 

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it. 
Swallowing hard, Draco nodded. 

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I'm happy for you, proud of you 
Millie. 

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She smiled. 
Thanks Drago. 

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Justin. 
A little boy of about 5 or 6 ran

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up to the table. 
Mummy, I just came from the 

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back. 
Mumsy says the dishwasher has a 

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leak again and if Geoffrey tries
to fix it, he's going to make it

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worse. 
And can you come look at it? 

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Millie gave a quiet bark of 
laughter and stood, picking up 

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the little dark haired boy and 
kissing his cheek. 

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The boy hugged Milly tightly, 
planting a loud smacking kiss on

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his mother's cheek in return. 
I never knew you were such a dab

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hand at dishwasher repair Milly.
He said with a chuckle. 

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Ha, for that one I think I will 
forgo the coaster and use your 

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method. 
Marcus, this is my old friend 

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Draco. 
The witch said, her beaming eyes

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never leaving her son Draco, my 
son Marcus, please to make your 

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quaintance. 
The little boy said, struggling 

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to pronounce his words as 
carefully as he could and still 

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falling adorably short. 
Spiffing to meet a fine young 

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lad such as yourself, Marcus? 
Draco intoned, holding out a 

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hand to shake, which Marcus did 
dutifully before turning curious

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eyes back to his mother. 
Mumly, he talks funny. 

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He does talk funny. 
Millie agreed as Draco pretended

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to be wounded. 
Millie, there's two inches of 

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water on the floor, and 
Geoffrey's going to find his 

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wrench. 
Hurry, please. 

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00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:21,320
A petite young woman with brown 
hair and frantic eyes cold From 

449
00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,000
behind the counter, Draco 
laughed. 

450
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,040
You'd better hurry. 
Don't forget your. 

451
00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,080
He picked up her handbag, 
passing it to her. 

452
00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,480
Milicent winked at him. 
I never will. 

453
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,880
He dropped his napkin onto the 
table and leaned forward, 

454
00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,280
placing a quick kiss on her 
cheek. 

455
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,840
Great to see you, Millie. 
She put a hand on his cheek. 

456
00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:50,000
You too, Draco, good luck. 
He left them, moving towards the

457
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:54,000
frantic Sarah, Millie putting 
down her son to dig in her 

458
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:58,400
handbag for the wand. 
She needed less and less these 

459
00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:03,440
days. 
Back home in his London flat, 

460
00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:08,200
Draco shucked off his jumper, 
unbuttoning his collar at PIM. 

461
00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:13,120
Gin and tonic make it a double. 
The elf appeared, holding the 

462
00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,960
fizzy drink. 
Master's date was not 

463
00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:19,320
satisfactory. 
Draco rubbed at the stubble 

464
00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:23,640
beginning to form on his jaw. 
Not a love connection, if that's

465
00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,560
what you're asking. 
Perhaps next weekend will go 

466
00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:30,080
better. 
The elf said before popping away

467
00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:35,480
two sips into the G&T. 
Draco set it down, deciding that

468
00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:40,640
a run might be the better stress
reliever. 5 minutes later, now 

469
00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,320
changed into a black tank with 
grey joggers. 

470
00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:47,600
He operated into the empty 
gardener's shed near the Artemis

471
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,760
Fountain in Hyde Park and exited
into the afternoon sunshine. 

472
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,440
Stretching a few minutes before 
setting off at a blistering 

473
00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,840
pace. 
He struggled to empty his mind. 

474
00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,560
Thoughts of desperate witches 
and thirsty Wizards galloped 

475
00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,680
through his brain. 
He kept returning to all of the 

476
00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,680
advice his mother had given him 
over the years. 

477
00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:14,080
Marry when you're young. 
That's where you have your pick 

478
00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:18,760
of wives. 
Choose wisely, otherwise you're 

479
00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:21,960
going to be stuck with whatever 
is left over. 

480
00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:28,160
So far, all he'd found on offer 
was a desperate lunatic and a 

481
00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,560
lesbian in a committed 
relationship who preferred 

482
00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,520
living in the Muggle world over 
the magical 1. 

483
00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:39,400
He ran 2 miles or so, barely out
of breath as he approached a 

484
00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,640
drinking fountain for a sip of 
water. 

485
00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:46,360
Up ahead in a grassy field, a 
small knot of people performed 

486
00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:50,520
yoga, stretching in sink as they
lifted their arms over their 

487
00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:54,240
heads, one leg dipping low to 
kneel on the ground. 

488
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,840
As he was already stopped, Draco
thought this was as good a place

489
00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:02,680
as any to take a break, 
considering the fine display in 

490
00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,960
front of him. 
Muggle exercise clothing, 

491
00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:10,520
particularly the things made for
women, were some of his favorite

492
00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,720
creations. 
Tight where it needed to be, 

493
00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,640
even tighter where he wanted it 
to be. 

494
00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:21,280
Draco never had any objections 
to slowing down his jogging 

495
00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:25,320
pace, to stay behind a 
voluptuous woman, or to pass a 

496
00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,760
second time in front of the 
picture window of a gym. 

497
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:34,240
Watching them from behind, he 
saw that today's offerings were 

498
00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:38,120
more than exceptional. 
One woman in particular at the 

499
00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:41,800
back of the group seemed 
especially limber and flexible. 

500
00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:46,920
Draco found his eyes lingering 
on her toned ass, eyeballing her

501
00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:51,480
creamy slender shoulders exposed
by the high ponytail of brown 

502
00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,960
curls. 
Her curvy thighs, clad in only 

503
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:59,440
the thinnest layer of Navy blue 
spandex, tempted him with their 

504
00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:03,480
perfection. 
He knew his hands would slip so 

505
00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:08,320
easily over the silky fabric, 
and in his mind's eye he worked 

506
00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:13,320
the skimpy trousers lower, lower
as he held her by the hips, 

507
00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,720
pressing his hard cock into her 
ripe bum. 

508
00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:21,680
The woman was barefoot and Draco
thanked his crystal clear vision

509
00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:25,120
that he could make out the sweet
pink tips of her toes. 

510
00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:29,720
He felt himself growing hard in 
the soft, revealing trousers he 

511
00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:32,960
wore. 
He had half a mind to operate 

512
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:37,320
directly into his loo, back in 
his flat for a satisfying wake 

513
00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:41,200
before tonight's date, which he 
had a feeling would not be 

514
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:44,800
nearly as pleasurable as the 
sight in front of him. 

515
00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:49,800
But he was in the midst of a 
crowd of Londoners and tourists 

516
00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:53,720
enjoying the summer sunshine, 
and a man disappearing by 

517
00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:57,360
spinning in place would likely 
make the Evening News. 

518
00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:01,360
Instead, he reached into his 
pocket to touch his wand, 

519
00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:04,360
casting a quick notice Be not 
charm on the front of his 

520
00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:07,560
trousers. 
With it in place, he could walk 

521
00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:11,480
round with a pitched Marquis 
large enough to provide shade to

522
00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:14,880
an entire family of ducks from 
the pond up ahead round the bin,

523
00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:19,760
and no one would be the wiser. 
Bent in the middle. 

524
00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:23,920
The woman turned round then, 
straightening, facing him. 

525
00:34:24,679 --> 00:34:28,520
Draco's eyes travelled slowly up
her front, now starting at the 

526
00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,159
bottom with those lusciously 
pink tipped toes. 

527
00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:36,239
Skinny ankles gave way to curved
calves and even curvier thighs. 

528
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:41,159
The dip between the two revealed
just a hint of the shape of her 

529
00:34:41,159 --> 00:34:45,360
cunt, and Draco swallowed and 
bit his lip to avoid groaning, 

530
00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:50,360
imagining the taste and smell of
it slightly rounded before 

531
00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:53,239
smoothing out as it neared the 
nip of her waist. 

532
00:34:53,639 --> 00:34:59,440
Her belly rose and fell with her
even breaths, but her tits, Good

533
00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:04,680
God, those tits looked like 2 
bits of heaven, pushed together 

534
00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,160
and bound by the purple sports 
bra. 

535
00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:13,000
Their round, plush shape seemed 
almost familiar to him, like the

536
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:16,720
sort of tits he dreamed about 
since the age of 13 or so. 

537
00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:22,080
Nestled between them was a tiny 
gold pendant, too small to make 

538
00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:27,000
out at this distance. 
He stared at the woman's breasts

539
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:31,200
for far longer than was polite, 
more blood rushing to his cock, 

540
00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,400
which was still thankfully 
obscured by the notice. 

541
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:37,440
Me Not. 
Finally, when he'd practically 

542
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:41,440
memorized their shape and size, 
his eyes continued their upwards

543
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:45,640
journey. 
Pink lips, brown curls, copper 

544
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:50,080
eyes looking into his and one 
raised eyebrow. 

545
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,440
Granger. 
A chill washed over him. 

546
00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:59,800
How long had he been staring? 
The answer was clear on her 

547
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,600
face. 
Too long. 

548
00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:06,200
She smiled knowingly at him 
before wiggling her fingers in 

549
00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,560
his direction. 
He raised one hand in a weak 

550
00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:13,720
imitation of a wave back, but 
Granger had already moved on, 

551
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:18,160
dropping to all fours to begin 
the next yoga sequence. 

552
00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:23,920
This view down the top of her 
bra was even better, but now 

553
00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:28,040
that he'd been caught staring, 
Draco knew he had to move. 

554
00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,760
With some difficulty, he began 
to walk a bit bow legged in 

555
00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:35,280
order to accommodate the stiffie
in his trousers. 

556
00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,360
There were toilets adjacent to 
the drinking fountain. 

557
00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:42,080
With a silencing charm, he'd be 
able to escape without 

558
00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:45,040
detection. 
He landed in his shower, 

559
00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:48,600
vanishing his clothing with his 
wand as he twisted the handle 

560
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:50,200
for the hot water with the other
hand. 

561
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:55,160
The head of his cock was nearly 
purple with lust as he pictured 

562
00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:59,600
Grainger down on all fours. 
He closed his eyes, and now she 

563
00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:03,200
was in front of him, lifting up 
to wrap her lips around his 

564
00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:06,720
swollen cock, caressing his 
length with her tongue. 

565
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:10,960
He blinked, and then he was 
behind her, rubbing his 

566
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:15,280
stiffness through her dripping 
slit, gathering up every bit of 

567
00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:19,800
wetness before he plunged into 
her to the hilt, stuffing her 

568
00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:24,040
full of his rock hard Dick as 
she screamed his name. 

569
00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:28,560
Both of his hands gripped his 
long manhood, tightening and 

570
00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:32,000
twisting around it as the 
tension within him grew and 

571
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,040
built. 
Draco inched closer and closer 

572
00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:38,320
to the edge, his bollocks 
tingling in anticipation of 

573
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:41,800
coming. 
His eyes squeezed shut, his cock

574
00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:46,720
nearly ready to explode. 
One more long, quick stroke up 

575
00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:49,760
his length and his fingers 
squeezed tight round the head. 

576
00:37:50,240 --> 00:37:53,000
His eyes shot open as he 
pictured Grainger in front of 

577
00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,280
him. 
Her mouth opened to catch his 

578
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:59,240
thick ropey seed. 
Her own lovely copper eyes 

579
00:37:59,240 --> 00:38:04,760
closed in ecstasy. 
But just before he came, the 

580
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:09,640
image in his mind's eye changed.
Instead of Grainger on her knees

581
00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:15,120
or Grainger bent at the hips 
impaled on his cock, she was in 

582
00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:19,800
front of him, facing him, and 
his arms were wrapped around her

583
00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:22,960
lovingly. 
He leaned forward, in his 

584
00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:27,080
imagination, kissing the plush 
lips that only a handful of 

585
00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:31,200
seconds ago in his mind's eye 
had been speckled with his come.

586
00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:37,120
He relished in the feel of her 
warm tongue against his, and 

587
00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:41,280
Merlin help him if it did not 
make his orgasm stronger, 

588
00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,000
radiating from his cock up his 
spine and through his 

589
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,040
extremities. 
The feeling of release and 

590
00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:52,240
euphoria that accompanied his 
spinned made it one of the best 

591
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:56,360
he'd ever experienced. 
He stood under the spray of 

592
00:38:56,360 --> 00:39:00,280
water in the shower for several 
minutes more, struck dumb with 

593
00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:04,720
wonder and confusion. 
He was no stranger to sexual 

594
00:39:04,720 --> 00:39:08,320
fantasy. 
Like many men, he was prone to 

595
00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:11,720
daydreams about the countless 
witches he encountered in his 

596
00:39:11,720 --> 00:39:15,680
life. 
But he had not fantasized about 

597
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:19,600
kissing anyone in at least seven
years. 

598
00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:42,080
What exactly had that been? 
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