Alice listened intently as Oliver spoke, and she.gave a small smile. "Sounds like.fun. What team do you coach?" She asked, and his.next question made her sigh.

"I was a Ravenclaw. I graduated the year of the Triwizard tournament. Then I worked.in the Department of Mysteries for a time before I got into spell inventing. Have two spells right now that are being patented." She said. Her eyes bright as she ate her.food. "I already know when you graduates.and what house you were in. You and Erik.were quite a pair in school. Rodney and I uses to tease him endlessly about it." She said, her.eyes.falling.

Rodney had died in the war, protecting her.as.he always had. Smoke had been his Hippogriff, but Alice kept Smoke in his.memory. "this may seem odd, but after we're done, would you want to run an errand with me? I just don't like going to the stables alone, and Erik is.obviously preoccupied."

She.nodded in the direction of the now.snagging couple and shook her head. 

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Draco felt eyes.on him and wanted to shrink away, but rather than doing so, he remained silent as.long as he could before excusing himself. He began walking about the garden, making the excuse that he.needed to stretch his legs some. It wasn't a pie, but he just didn't like feeling so judged. No one.understood. He never killed.anyone, he.never meant to hurt anyone.either, he had.done what he had for his.father... who was.now.serving a five year term in Azkaban for his misdeeds.

He got to one of the yellow.rose bushes and.he.pruned it a bit, taking a few.of the.flowers and summoning a vase before.watching it.float to the.table.