Melody had hoped they would at least discuss last night before he left for work, but when he'd left without another word on the subject she understood that they likely wouldn't be having the conversation ever. She'd glanced a few hopeful looks in his direction as they played with Nora and over dinner. She had even thought to approach him after Nora had gone to bed. Only, he hadn't wanted to discuss it that morning and, historically, he never wanted to discuss anything at all.

And so she'd retreated to her room instead to continue reading about the theories behind becoming an animagus.

After hours of reading and being quite certain Ben would have gone to bed, she headed downstairs for a glass of water. Ben, however, had either stayed up later than usual or she hadn't heard the footsteps she normally did, as he was right there in the hallway near her door. "Hi," Melody returned. "I was just heading down to the kitchen..."

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