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"It's over, right?" Hulda spoke up.
Harry turned to them and nodded. "It's over."
A groan from Paul reminded Lilly of her duties. She hurried back to him as Al lifted him into his arms. Paul's eyes flickered open.
"What happened?" he whispered.
"Just the usual possession by a vengeful ghost," Al told him.
Paul searched Lilly's face before his eyes fell on her throat. He reached up and brushed his fingers over the faint marks of his own hands. "I. . .I did that?"
She grasped his hand and shook her head. "It wasn't your fault. You were possessed."
He pursed his lips. "I should have been more careful."
Una rolled her eyes. "You always have to be the hero, don't you? Nobody could've seen this coming, even Or-" She stopped herself before she revealed Origa's true name. "E
