”It seems I needn’t try too hard,” he observed. It seemed being in her presence was enough to bother her most times. Fortunately for him (but perhaps less so for her), he wasn’t put off by her attitude—in fact, it seemed to fuel him.
He rolled his eyes every time she announced another door was clear. How many would she have to go through before figuring out that the rest of the house had been untouched by the curse? Perhaps she’d simply wanted a reason to snoop. Seemed in character for her.
They came to the end of the hall quickly enough, the last door different from the others. Its handle was silver-toned rather than copper, and the chestnut wood was engraved with the Malfoy family crest instead of the standard decorative etchings that marked the others as guest rooms.
“No need to go in there,” he said in a low voice, his hand darting out to rest in the space behind her back, as if he was considering physically guiding her away, before changing his mind. “I’m sure that one’s safe.”
He rolled his eyes every time she announced another door was clear. How many would she have to go through before figuring out that the rest of the house had been untouched by the curse? Perhaps she’d simply wanted a reason to snoop. Seemed in character for her.
They came to the end of the hall quickly enough, the last door different from the others. Its handle was silver-toned rather than copper, and the chestnut wood was engraved with the Malfoy family crest instead of the standard decorative etchings that marked the others as guest rooms.
“No need to go in there,” he said in a low voice, his hand darting out to rest in the space behind her back, as if he was considering physically guiding her away, before changing his mind. “I’m sure that one’s safe.”
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