He had his concerns. Remus and how he was recovering and settling in. Sirius and how he was dealing with losing Cassie. Quidditch and organizing everything. Moving into the new place with Ron and Hermione. (Thankfully the possibility of Malfoy spawn was no longer on the table.) But compared to what his life had been once, these things could not get him down. He worried, but he wasn't insensitive. He felt secure in the knowledge that things would get better. For a little while, at least.
Or so he thought. He had thought they were due. He had thought that he and his deserved several months -- if not a full year -- of peace and quiet starting any moment now. He had thought that, and then he had gotten close enough to Kate's hut to see her. Harry squinted at his girlfriend's form from behind his wire rim glasses, but he knew. He knew in the pit of his stomach that something was wrong.
Speeding up from a walk to a jog, Harry reached the front step in seconds.
"Kate?" he asked, his concern obvious in his gentle tone. "Kate, what happened?" he asked as he sat down beside her and immediately wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
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Date: 2012-03-13 02:48 am (UTC)He had his concerns. Remus and how he was recovering and settling in. Sirius and how he was dealing with losing Cassie. Quidditch and organizing everything. Moving into the new place with Ron and Hermione. (Thankfully the possibility of Malfoy spawn was no longer on the table.) But compared to what his life had been once, these things could not get him down. He worried, but he wasn't insensitive. He felt secure in the knowledge that things would get better. For a little while, at least.
Or so he thought. He had thought they were due. He had thought that he and his deserved several months -- if not a full year -- of peace and quiet starting any moment now. He had thought that, and then he had gotten close enough to Kate's hut to see her. Harry squinted at his girlfriend's form from behind his wire rim glasses, but he knew. He knew in the pit of his stomach that something was wrong.
Speeding up from a walk to a jog, Harry reached the front step in seconds.
"Kate?" he asked, his concern obvious in his gentle tone. "Kate, what happened?" he asked as he sat down beside her and immediately wrapped an arm around her shoulders.