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herĀ continuedĀ deferenceĀ toĀ muggleĀ healthĀ centresĀ wasĀ asĀ convenientĀ asĀ itĀ wasĀ tactical.Ā wixĀ talked,Ā andĀ handeĀ wasnātĀ quiteĀ readyĀ toĀ beĀ theĀ oneĀ underĀ theĀ microscopeĀ ofĀ gossipĀ andĀ scandal.Ā sheĀ livedĀ justĀ TWOĀ undergroundĀ stopsĀ awayĀ fromĀ theĀ nearestĀ clinic,Ā andĀ choosingĀ toĀ bookĀ herĀ checkĀ upĀ inĀ thereĀ ratherĀ thanĀ withĀ stĀ mungoāsĀ ensuredĀ thatĀ theĀ baby,Ā tooĀ smallĀ toĀ yetĀ beĀ anĀ issue,Ā wouldĀ justĀ beĀ aĀ babyĀ :Ā notĀ somethingĀ forĀ theĀ rumorĀ millĀ toĀ latchĀ onto,Ā norĀ aĀ distractionĀ fromĀ theĀ farĀ moreĀ importantĀ thingsĀ thatĀ theĀ communityĀ neededĀ toĀ beĀ discussing,Ā postĀ derby.Ā thatāsĀ whatĀ sheĀ toldĀ herself,Ā anyway.
ifĀ thereĀ wasĀ aĀ partĀ ofĀ herĀ buriedĀ underneathĀ allĀ ofĀ theĀ stomachĀ churningĀ Ā stressĀ thatĀ wasĀ justĀ startingĀ toĀ comeĀ outĀ fromĀ autopilotĀ &Ā wanted,Ā maybe,Ā toĀ relishĀ inĀ thisĀ timeĀ whereĀ thisĀ babyĀ wasĀ justĀ hersĀ -Ā theirs,Ā evenĀ -Ā thenĀ handeĀ wasnātĀ goingĀ toĀ beĀ quickĀ toĀ admitĀ it.Ā betterĀ toĀ focusĀ onĀ theĀ practicalityĀ ofĀ herĀ choicesĀ thanĀ herĀ everĀ presentĀ worryĀ sinceĀ theĀ attack,Ā orĀ worse,Ā theĀ tinyĀ amountĀ ofĀ excitementĀ growingĀ againstĀ allĀ odds.Ā Ā
theĀ noteĀ thatĀ sheĀ hadĀ sentĀ blaiseĀ onĀ theĀ legĀ ofĀ aĀ borrowedĀ owlĀ wasĀ purposefullyĀ vague.Ā theĀ onlyĀ personĀ thatĀ handeĀ hadĀ seenĀ fitĀ toĀ tellĀ wasĀ dionisia,Ā andĀ Ā sheĀ didnātĀ wantĀ toĀ beĀ theĀ oneĀ thatĀ brokeĀ theĀ newsĀ toĀ hisĀ friendsĀ forĀ severalĀ obviousĀ reasons.Ā sinceĀ sheĀ wasnātĀ sureĀ howĀ blackwoodĀ houseĀ operatedĀ onĀ theĀ privacyĀ front,Ā sheĀ wasĀ carefulĀ withĀ theĀ wordsĀ sheĀ scrawledĀ neatlyĀ onĀ offĀ whiteĀ parchmentĀ ;Ā iĀ hopeĀ youāreĀ okay,Ā becauseĀ sheĀ did,Ā followedĀ byĀ aĀ shorthand,Ā reassuranceĀ scanĀ @Ā 11amĀ tuesday,Ā 225Ā leeĀ highĀ roadd.Ā onlyĀ directlyĀ beforeĀ sheĀ sentĀ theĀ owlĀ merrilyĀ onĀ itsĀ wayĀ didĀ handeĀ add,Ā atĀ theĀ bottom,Ā iādĀ likeĀ youĀ toĀ beĀ there.Ā
now,Ā sheĀ waited.Ā itĀ wasĀ herĀ fault.Ā nervousĀ anticipationĀ resultedĀ inĀ handeĀ beingĀ overĀ 15Ā minutesĀ early,Ā somethingĀ thatĀ theĀ smilingĀ deskĀ ladyĀ toldĀ herĀ wasĀ completelyĀ normalĀ rightĀ beforeĀ sheĀ wasĀ instructedĀ toĀ takeĀ aĀ seatĀ inĀ theĀ waitingĀ room.Ā betweenĀ theĀ pamphletsĀ addressingĀ variousĀ issuesĀ andĀ ailmentsĀ thatĀ couldĀ affectĀ motherĀ &Ā babyĀ duringĀ andĀ afterĀ pregnancyĀ andĀ theĀ spindlyĀ tableĀ swampedĀ withĀ muggleĀ magazines,Ā sheĀ choseĀ oneĀ ofĀ theĀ latterĀ -Ā anĀ issueĀ ofĀ ok!Ā filledĀ withĀ namesĀ sheĀ didnātĀ knowĀ andĀ allĀ theirĀ dramaĀ -Ā andĀ itĀ wasĀ aĀ moreĀ thanĀ welcomeĀ distractionĀ fromĀ glancingĀ upĀ everyĀ nowĀ &Ā thenĀ toĀ seeĀ hadĀ heĀ arrived,Ā yet.Ā Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ššš Ā ššššš Ā šš Ā ššššš Ā ššššĀ Ā the Ā letter Ā arrives Ā , Ā which Ā is Ā another Ā stroke Ā of Ā luck Ā . Ā no Ā one Ā is Ā there Ā ( Ā barring Ā rodney Ā , Ā of Ā course Ā ) Ā to Ā see Ā him Ā deliberate Ā for Ā only Ā half Ā a Ā second Ā before Ā he Ā sets Ā into Ā motion Ā . Ā no Ā one Ā is Ā there Ā to Ā witness Ā his Ā mad Ā scramble Ā to Ā throw Ā on Ā something Ā tasteful Ā , Ā yet Ā innocuous Ā enough Ā for Ā a Ā muggleās Ā doctorās Ā office Ā . Ā a Ā message Ā from Ā work Ā , Ā he Ā thinks Ā as Ā he Ā gets Ā ready Ā , Ā conjuring Ā up Ā excuses Ā for Ā his Ā sudden Ā departure Ā instantly Ā even Ā if Ā no Ā one Ā has Ā seen Ā the Ā note Ā yet Ā and Ā he Ā plans Ā on Ā getting Ā rid Ā of Ā it Ā anyways Ā . Ā ( Ā well Ā , Ā possibly Ā . Ā he Ā debates Ā the Ā merits Ā of Ā holding Ā on Ā to Ā it Ā and Ā convinces Ā himself Ā that Ā thereās Ā nothing Ā off Ā about Ā that Ā fact Ā . Ā nothing Ā wrong Ā with Ā evidence Ā of Ā handeās Ā concern Ā and Ā the Ā keeping Ā thereof Ā . Ā )
thereās Ā something Ā to Ā be Ā said Ā here Ā about Ā courage Ā and Ā all Ā the Ā ways Ā we Ā find Ā our Ā way Ā to Ā it Ā . Ā something Ā about Ā running Ā and Ā the Ā conscious Ā decision Ā to Ā stop Ā doing Ā so Ā . Ā now Ā , Ā blaise Ā has Ā never Ā been Ā BRAVEĀ Ā enough Ā to Ā ascribe Ā those Ā characteristics Ā to Ā himself Ā or Ā to Ā even Ā allow Ā his Ā mind Ā to Ā put Ā much Ā thought Ā to Ā these Ā realizations Ā . Ā it Ā does Ā not Ā make Ā this Ā any Ā less Ā of Ā a Ā change Ā , Ā a Ā transformationĀ Ā , Ā a Ā metamorphasisĀ Ā . Ā it Ā does Ā not Ā stop Ā him Ā from Ā wanting Ā , Ā even Ā for Ā a Ā bit Ā , Ā something Ā that Ā has Ā never Ā really Ā been Ā granted Ā to Ā him Ā before Ā hande Ā abaci Ā came Ā billowing Ā into Ā his Ā life Ā once Ā more Ā . Ā blaise Ā zabini Ā is Ā a Ā coward Ā but Ā beyond Ā that Ā , Ā heās Ā always Ā been Ā a Ā creature Ā of Ā deep Ā selfishness Ā . Ā
he Ā breezes Ā through Ā the Ā front Ā door Ā of Ā the Ā office Ā , Ā ever Ā the Ā performer Ā , Ā a Ā charming Ā smile Ā ready Ā on Ā his Ā face Ā for Ā the Ā nurse Ā sitting Ā behind Ā the Ā counter Ā . Ā the Ā perfectly Ā coiffed Ā lines Ā of Ā him Ā soften Ā , Ā however Ā , Ā when Ā his Ā eyes Ā settle Ā on Ā handeās Ā form Ā on Ā the Ā chair Ā . Ā ā Ā i Ā have Ā to Ā admit Ā that Ā iāve Ā never Ā read Ā a Ā single Ā muggle Ā tabloid Ā that Ā wasnāt Ā exclusively Ā about Ā some Ā new Ā fad Ā or Ā another Ā that Ā mother Ā found Ā herself Ā invested Ā in Ā , Ā ā Ā he Ā says Ā , Ā plopping Ā down Ā into Ā the Ā seat Ā next Ā to Ā her Ā like Ā this Ā is Ā nothing Ā new Ā . Ā like Ā this Ā isnāt Ā the Ā first Ā time Ā heās Ā ever Ā stepped Ā foot Ā into Ā a Ā muggle Ā doctorās Ā office Ā . Ā like Ā the Ā contents Ā of Ā this Ā visit Ā are Ā not Ā going Ā to Ā drastically Ā change Ā the Ā scope Ā of Ā his Ā future Ā . Ā like Ā casual Ā conversations Ā in Ā public Ā was Ā something Ā theyāve Ā always Ā done Ā . Ā the Ā manner Ā of Ā joking Ā is Ā the Ā same Ā , Ā however Ā ; Ā a Ā image Ā transposed Ā from Ā their Ā room Ā , Ā where Ā theyād Ā sit Ā idly Ā and Ā blaise Ā would Ā try Ā his Ā damndest Ā to Ā get Ā her Ā to Ā smile Ā . Ā ā Ā what Ā do Ā you Ā reckonĀ Ā : Ā better Ā or Ā worse Ā than Ā witch Ā weekly Ā ? Ā ā Ā he Ā asks Ā , Ā body Ā tilting Ā ever Ā so Ā slightly Ā into Ā her Ā space Ā so Ā she Ā can Ā have Ā a Ā view Ā at Ā the Ā vinyl Ā pages Ā between Ā his Ā hands Ā .
