” Albus was forced to push Lubar into the back of his mind as exams began. They were all significantly harder than the previous year's had been, ...ut he was sure he at least passed all of them. There were short articles in the Prophet about Lubar everyday, but they all said the same thing. Australia refused to extradite him. Matt was not at all surprised by this, but it infuriated Albus to no end. The week after exams was a strange one for Albus. There was nothing left for them. "It might even be easier to dispose of your body if things gototally wrong. It'll be risky Beverly, and you can bet you'llhave no legal protection."His words fell on deaf ears. It seemed that my opportunity tospend the few remaining years of my youth as a functioning girlwas disappearing fast as my single testicle continued it'sremorseless production of the hated testosterone.With tears of frustration blinding my eyes, I stumbled up to myflat and studied my finances once more. I calculated that. At the hearing, the judge directed David into a pre-incarceration program, which was good news for all. He shook my hand vigorously, thanking me, and several times repeated apologies for the past. The bailiff came and took David off for his last bit of paperwork processing. Jordynn was seated on the first row, just behind me, so I turned my chair to face her.“it IS over.” She beamed. Her statement referring to much more than the hearing.“Well, mostly, “ I responded. “remember, the judge. It did look odd tosee her now beautiful father drinking beer from the bottle, andgetting his lipstick on the rim. The last time she had been in a roomwith Brian he was all grave and business-like, given at that point hisfather wasn't expected to pull through, and he was recommending anexperimental procedure that had only had limited success. But now hewas funny, really funny, and he and her father joked like old friends.Talk turned to a charity function that Brian was committed to hostingwith.