.. well, someone had to let Whyte know about the Springheel meeting, and I’m pretty sure one of them probably snuck a look at my computer while I wa... in the bathroom or something. We keep them mostly under control, but a good number of them would sell me out for fifty Euros and a decent meal. I’ll be talking to all of them when I return, but the point is...”Julie felt like Helen was losing track and tried to help. She took a cigarette out and was about to light it for Helen, when Helen took it. ” “No Baby, and it’s not really a my treat thing either. In some ways it’s selfish on my part more than altruistic.” “How do you figure spending that kind of money on a ring for your husband’s girlfriend is selfish, Greg?” “Yes, a good part is Greg, you letting me have a chance to try and recover what I lost, responsibly Baby, recover responsibly. I think me being responsible is the key; can Laura be responsible? I’m trying, but if buying those rings was just to have Greg I would be trying to. That may be why she was so antagonistic to the world of magic and anyone who could be what she once wanted to be."Professor McGonagall explained."That seems silly," Petunia replied."It is," said professor McGonagall, "It probably meant that your granny's life was not as happy as it could have been. But unfortunately all of us tend to do silly things and sometimes they affect us in ways we never dreamed possible. Even Professors and head mistresses of schools do silly things," she finished. She shook her head and said that Eddie was her friend's little boy and that he was asleep in her room. His mother was going to pick him up in the morning before school. She thought she had better be there in case he woke during the night. After a few more minutes she forced herself up and off the bed, gathered her robe around herself, smiled weakly and let herself out the door. My bed was a mess but I didn't care. It had been an enjoyable but tough day. I collapsed into a dead sleep.The next.