“you don’t care, nobody cares, just leave.”
Severus had a tell any time she asked him about the young Malfoy. Harry had come to her on several occasions with his suspicions. She had expressed them to Severus and to Albus and she could fit pieces together. There was something larger going on, but she wasn’t sure what. Oh she had ideas, she was smart, smarter than a lot of people thought her to be.
“People care, Draco.” Perhaps the first time she had ever called him by his first name. She didn’t reach out to him, she knew better. “If it means anything, he isn’t as scary as you think he is.” He had tried to kill her, nearly did. because of her, he had lost his power. She had stood up against him and won. She knew what had happened, it was easy enough to string pieces together. “I’m probably the only person alive who can tell you that.” She took a breath. “If you need to talk my office door is always open.” She turned to leave before pausing. “As alone as you feel, trust me when I say, you aren’t.”
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