I imagine you're right. It's...difficult. But it is beyond our control.
[He doesn't think Gellert would leave, not now, not after everything. But knowing that doesn't make anything better or worse. The hollow ache in him would be left behind no matter what else happened.
With a sad smile, he says:]
Thank you for the offer. I don't know if there is anything anyone can do, exactly.
[As if Credence were offering to fix all this, and not, say, some sort of consolation. But he doesn't know how to acknowledge that.]
After all these months, it's...surprising, I think.
[ Though Newt had been here for something like a year, hadn't he, and then he'd woken up. That had been hard, too. Credence misses Newt sometimes, even now. ]
Well, um, if you think of anything that you need or that I can do, I will.
If you ever wanted to stop by, I would appreciate it greatly. It would be good to speak with you in person sometime, when we are not in the middle of being attacked by something.
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[He doesn't think Gellert would leave, not now, not after everything. But knowing that doesn't make anything better or worse. The hollow ache in him would be left behind no matter what else happened.
With a sad smile, he says:]
Thank you for the offer. I don't know if there is anything anyone can do, exactly.
[As if Credence were offering to fix all this, and not, say, some sort of consolation. But he doesn't know how to acknowledge that.]
It is what it is, I'm afraid.
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[ Though Newt had been here for something like a year, hadn't he, and then he'd woken up. That had been hard, too. Credence misses Newt sometimes, even now. ]
Well, um, if you think of anything that you need or that I can do, I will.
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[With a slight, pained humor in his voice:]
If you ever wanted to stop by, I would appreciate it greatly. It would be good to speak with you in person sometime, when we are not in the middle of being attacked by something.
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[ A pause. ]
Albus. Do you...think you could teach me magic? Real magic. Not just...the kind that hurts people. I have a wand.