Seema’s self-image as a desirable woman went through the roof. We drove to nearby Beaver Lake and she swam with the briefest bathing suit she’d ev...r worn. She played seductress to both of her men when we were out doing stuff around town and made ribald comments like Vijay had never known her to do before.In later afternoon she made a request of us. Could she go to the hotel with just me for a while before dinner? Vijay said to text him when he could return.We talked more than screwed. She. “You look tired Harry.” Hermione said softly. Then she continued “What’s been troubling you? You’ve barely said a word to me or anyone else for a week.” “I’ve had a lot on my mind lately.” Harry said. “It’s the occlumency lessons, isn’t it?” Hermione said knowingly. “And I bet the whole incident with Cho hasn’t helped either.” Harry laughed quietly. “How the hell are you able to read me like one of your books?” he joked. Hermoine smiled and said “You and I have been best friends for four years. ”“I can’t believe I thought it, too.”Now he grinned. “Well, that’s a lot more fun to think about than what we had been doing.” They just stared at each other for a few seconds, drinking each other in. “I really do think things are looking up,” said Bobby.“I don’t see why,” she said, getting somber again.“You have to know my mother,” he said. “You couldn’t ruffle my dad with an atomic bomb. But my mom loves to yell at me. The fact that she sat in here for so long -” He stopped. “Did she spend. He realized that hurtling a veiled insult at the Elder was not the wisest move; the continued freedom of the few remaining former Lords and Overlords was a thorn in the side of the Holy Order."We have detected no such thing," said Iridus in a crisp voice. "He is likely holed up somewhere, or traveling by back roads through sparsely populated farmlands. Please do not distract us from the main point of this conversation." My apologies," said Kyllos with a bow of his head. "Since you are so.