Secret #3

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Harry woke up from his nightmare and went downstairs to eat. He sighed and sat down, putting his head in his arms. He figured they'd all be up in around five hours, so he could go up in two and pretend to be asleep. He took the note from his pocket and read it through.

'God am I gonna regret revealing this one...' he thought.

He held it tightly and ate a biscuit. Then he headed back upstairs.  Once Bill got here, he was going to be pretty surprised. Maybe he should put pillows on the floor. Just in case he fainted.

••••••••Later, when Bill got there••••••••

"Hey Harry!" He said.

Harry waved. "Hi Bill. Ready?" 

Bill nodded. "Let's go outside."

"Can we put some kinda silencing wards up? This is probably my biggest one yet." Harry asked, sitting against a tree. "I can't read this one aloud. It's-it's too hard."

Bill smiled reassuringly.
He took it and sucked in his breath.

The note said:
I was starved and bruised.

"H-Harry. Did they..."

Harry nodded, knowing what he meant.
Harry leaned back and sighed.

Bill put an arm around him.
"This sounds bad, but I need to know. Did they give you any scars?"

Harry didn't say anything.

Bill noticed a tear running down his cheeks.
"Harry-"

"I'm not crying, I'm just really hot."

Bill smiled at his cover up story.
"Oh of course. How silly of me."

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