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   she slowly nodded, eyes traveling over the gardens, fingers digging into his arm just a little bit. astoria couldnât help the laugh, just as hollow as his, her mind throwing all the pictures of what could go wrong at her.  â  donât apologize for this, draco â no matter how pure we are, we are still humans and are not meant to be a ray of bloody sunshine all the time,  â  she said, a tone just a little too bitter. she didnât want him to feel bad or guilty of it or⌠she just wanted a moment of breath.  â  you can buy me some ridiculously expensive chocolates for turning this conversation in that direction if it make you feel better, though. i never say no to a good chocolate,   â  she tease in a lighter tone, a smile ghosting on her lips.
                    thereâs a shake of his head ,  â  try explaining that to my parents. theyâd disagree.  â his fatherâs words rang in his ears a little too loud as he spoke. yet , speaking to astoria seemed to calm him some. itâs what eases dracoâs shift , from the doom & gloom to a much lighter tone. â  chocolates ? hmm ? i think i can manage that. any particular type of chocolates , or should i just surprise you & hope for your approval ?  â











