“Okay,”HarrysaidandDraowentbaktohisessay.“IfyoupromisetoaompanymetoD.A.meetings.”
Draostoppedwagain.NotthatstupidD.A.again.But…weightheoptions,ChristmasatMalfoyMannerorChristmasatHogwarts…oh,bloodyhell!
“Verywell.ButIanassureyouthatIwillnotbepartiipatinginanywayandthatyouwillometoregrettheidea.”
HarrygrinnedtriumphantlyandfoughtbaktheurgetogoandughatMedusaandtellherthatshewouldn’thavethepleasureofkikinghimoutoftheirroomsfortwoweeksbeausewhenDraoleft,hewouldbeleavingtoo.Well,maybeheouldshovethatinherfaeter…
DraowasseriouslystartingtoregretagreeingtogotheDAmeetingswhenherealizedthat,ofourse,everyoneinthislittlelubwouldnotlikelybetoohappywithaSlytherinpresent.Theywerenot,ifthegresbeingsenthiswaywereworthanything.Ofourse,itwasn’treallyhisproblem.He’dmadeitveryleartoHarrythathewasjustgoingtositinaornerandworkonhisDivinationhomeworkandthatwasthat.IfHarrywantedanexpnationastowhyhewasthere,thenHarrywouldjusthavetogiveonehimself;andifHarrygothurtthenhewouldhavetowalkovertoDrao’sornerbeausetherewasnowaythatDraohimselfwasmovinguntilthewholeordealwasover.
And,truetohisword,DraowalkedovertoanunoupiedorhathewasquitepositivetheRoomofRequirementwassupplyingforhim-andproeededtositdownandtakeouthishomeworkwithoutalookatthegroupofstudentsthatwereveryshokedathisations.
“WhyisMalfoyhere?”Draoheardoneofthemaskandouldn’thelpsmirkingasHarryhadtomakeupanexpnationthatdidn’treallytellwhattrulywasgoingonbetweenthetwoofthem.Draodidnotbothertohidehisamusedexpressionastheyboughtit;somethingabouthowallthespellstheyusedupsetsomeVeriaethingunlessheknewwhatwasgoingon.Oh,he’dhavefunwiththatoneter…
Thus,DraowasprettymuhignoredforthefirstpartoftheD.A.meeting,whenHermionewasexpiningthespellthattheywerewonandDraowaseffetivelytuningherout.Hehadnotagreedtolistentoherprattleonlikeatextbookre;hehadjustagreedtobeintheroom.
Thingsbegantohappenwhenthestudentsstartedtoworkwiththenewspell.AsDraoouldhavepredited,itwasn’tfiveminutesbeforeaspellameathim,whetherbeausethepersonmissedorbeauseshepurposelyaimedathim,hedidn’tknowanddidn’tare.
HarrywathedasthebeamofpurplelightheadedstraightforDrao,asdidalmosteveryoneintheroom.Theveryairintheroomseemedtoshiftslightlyandthespellswerved,defletingtotheeiling.
“SomeoneshouldworkontheWeaslette’saim.”Draospoke,bored,totheroom.Hehadn’tmovedfromhisworkorlookeduptheentiretime.
DraodeidedhelikedtheRoomofRequirement.Itsverynaturewouldsupplyhimwithenoughmagialurrentstokeepashieldeveniftheurrentsinthebuildingitselfwerefeelingtesty.Thatwasinformationtofileawayforuseter.Veryuseful.