Theo realized moments after his outburst that his father hadn't been alone but this didn't really bother him, it wasn't as though he'd said anything revealing. His father was thankfully already maneuvering him though so he could be a little more candid, although he really didn't want to have to spend a moment longer there trying to convince his father that he was very urgently needed at home. His mind was back on Lou who had barely been conscious when he'd left him. Fuck, how long had he been gone already? It seemed too long but also like he'd only been gone a few minutes.

"I came across him at the Ministry by accident and I had to stop him but there was splinching and I think it might be really bad, Pa, we don't have time for this!" His voice got increasingly more frantic and higher in pitch as he thought increasingly more of how he'd last seen Lou and the time he now felt they were wasting.

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