It is.

(Tidak tahu mau jawab apa. Hanya menatap ujung sepatu sambil berjalan. Masih takut salah bicara.)

(Silence)

(Hutan tampak semakin gelap. Hanya ada sinar dari ujung wand kami.) (Tiba-tiba terpeleset) "Aduh!"

(In a second, reaching out to steady you) Careful. The path's tricky here.

(Our eyes met, a world of emotion in those brief seconds, tidak sanggup berkata-kata)

(But as quickly as the moment came, it passed.)

(Clearing my throat) We're almost out.

Hng... Thank you... I... I wasn't sure I'd make it out alone.

(With a stern look) Meaning you shouldn't venture outside alone, especially to the forest at night.

Aku tahu... Aku hanya— Sometimes it's hard to resist the allure of... mystery and magic.

It can be deadly, Arcadia. You might not be so lucky next time.

(Melirik ke arahmu.) Hng, but... seems like I always have you to save me— BY ACCIDENT, (cepat-cepat menambahkan) of course, don't I?

(Looked at you for a moment, and there was a hint of a smile on my face.) That's just how lucky you are.

(Entah kenapa merasa sangat senang mendengar jawabanmu. Tidak sanggup menahan senyum.) (Buru-buru menunduk untuk menyembunyikan wajahku yang memerah.)

(Siluet megah kastil Hogwarts semakin jelas terlihat. Malam itu sunyi, hanya didominasi suara Dedalu Perkasa yang tiba-tiba mengamuk atau berayun ditiup angin.)

(Mendadak membuka percakapan kembali)

Kenapa kau begitu baik padaku, Malfoy? Bukankah kau— membenci muggleborn?...

(Pausing, taking a deep breath) It's true. I was brought up in a household where muggleborns were looked down upon. I was taught to hate, to belittle, and to carry forward the prejudices of my ancestors. And I believed it, for a long time. But…

(Mendengarkanmu dengan sangat serius. Menatapmu yang menatap ke depan.) But???

But life has a funny way of teaching you lessons.

Such as? (Curious)

That’s enough.

(Tersadar kalau aku sudah terlalu lancang bertanya hal pribadi seperti itu, padahal kami tidak begitu dekat.)

I'm sorry... (Biting my lip) I'm going too far...

(Taking a deep breath, looking away) No one has ever dared to ask me about these things before. Not so directly.