“James was the same with Transfiguration, unfortunately,” she admitted, launching into a rather good impersonation of her boyfriend. Sex xxnx If ye dae get t’ come, I think you’d better ge’ back hame fer th’ las’ weekend an’ all, so they can see ye afore puttin’ ye back on th’ train on Sunday.”
I could have kissed her. It was his fault, he should never have stayed away for so long. “No one should have to live like this,” I said bitterly. “Like I said, if I wasn’t comfortable I would have said something.”
“Even so,” he said, “these things should be done properly. She was the sort of girl who wasn’t disliked by anyone. I’m starving.”
****
I got through the remaining week or so of term without getting jinxed, or at least jinxed in any significant way. “I’ll bring a cup of tea up then, shall I?”
“Fine,” I agreed. If you’re fighting, we want to be right there with you.”
Sirius and James looked helplessly at one another. You were eleven then.”
“See, his memory’s going too, he can’t even remember when we met,” James said, smiling broadly.
