Anna had done many things in her life she wasn’t proud of in her life; but lying to the staff at St. Mungo’s and telling them she and Rufus were engaged was maybe higher on the list. It had gotten her into his room though, even with the press of Ministry personnel and security. 

She’d grabbed an elephant from the rumbled of Acid’s top floor and placed it on the end of his bed. The giraffe she’d grabbed for herself she held in a stranglehold, dangling over the edge of the chair she’d squeezed herself into. It was the smallest chair she could find but it made her feel a bit safer.

When she saw the sheets move Anna’s head shot up. “Rufus? Are you awake?”