Draco opened his mouth, then closed it. Harry saw his adam’s apple bob up and down in his throat before he nodded, "I... I’m  sorry," he said, his voice hoarse, "We should have gone for the ring sooner. We should have thrown caution to the wind and gotten it first. I should have refused Dumbledore’s offer of safe haven and gone and gotten it  myself over summer, and then laid low somewhere," he shook his head, and sniffed wetly, "I’m sorry,"