Verity laughed almost bitterly. "Well, yes," and as he continued, he took the words right out of her mouth. "Exactly," she agreed. She watched Nathaniel for a moment before continuing. "It's like we have the chance to do it better..."
She agreed to contact Draco or Professor Snape about the potions but he was looking at her and she knew she'd have to offer a firm promise. "I promise once I know more of what I need I will contact one of the other them."
Then, all at once, her fears and true feelings about the pregnancy seemed to well up inside of her. She knew she needed Theo, that he was the only one who would really understood what worried her. "Theo, I'm scared," she whispered. "I don't want to be like him..."