What did you say?" She faced me and squared her shoulders."I didn't go to the hospital." I exploded."For Christ's sake, Lily. Why?" Tears slid in glob...les over the cream and down her cheeks."I thought it was you. I was so certain that you arranged it and if I went to the hospital the police would investigate and they would come and arrest you. And I didn't want you to get into trouble. I had caused you enough pain without adding to it." The words tumbled out. I was struck dumb. She had accepted. Of course theOberst and his senior staff attended, as did Wing Commander Smyth-Waddington. Smithy and the Oberst's senior staff declined theinvitation to attend the opening night party however, but this expected.A select few of Benny's Girls would be invited to amuse the male partyguests and neither Smithy nor the Oberst's senior officers had thestomach for watching a bunch of transvestites' flirt with the partyguests. They also knew that some of them would sneak away for salaciousrendezvous,. The most important thing was to make sure that Draco was breathing regularly. If he showed any signs that he was emerging from his deep coma, Pomfrey was to be summoned at once. If his extremities appeared to be turning blue, this was another serious sign. The list of things that could go wrong was rather long. She stared down at the unconscious boy, Draco's pallor appearing even whiter than usual, probably because of the pair of very black eyes, the worst set of raccoon eyes she'd ever seen.. " I don't need looking after. I'm 15 years old, the same as yourdaughter," the young boy fumed. "Why don't I just stay here? I'll justwatch T.V. until Sunday, and then I'll be out of your hair." Nonsense. You'll be bored silly. This way you can go out and make somenew friends. I'm sure you'll have a great time." Whatever."With a sullen face, Michael picked up his suitcase, and slowly mopedtowards the guest room. For an hour he sat in his temporary dwellingundisturbed, reading the most recent.