ThequillshookinDrao’sfiips.“Whatmakesyousaythat?”theblondaskedinastrainedvoie.
“YourfatherwasaVeriae.YouareaVeriae.IamyourVeriaebonded.Thatmakesmefamily,doesn’tit?”
“Notbyblood.”
“Doesn’tmatter.Ianstillwalkwithyou,an’tI?”
Draosighed.“You’renotgoingtoleavemealoneuntilIagreetothis,areyou?”
“No.”
Draorolledhiseyesandmuttered,“BloodyGryffindor,”underhisbreathbeforelookingupatHarry.“Fine.Youanwalkwithme.”
Abandoninghishomeworkforhisownsenseofurgeny,Harryheadedforthelibrarythefirstminuteheouldaftersseshadendedfortheday.Harryquiklyrealizedthathehadnoideawhereonewouldstorethekindofsubjetmaterialhewaslookingforinalibrarysetting,andthereforehadtoturntoMadamPineforhelp.Shelookedrathersurprisedwhenayoungteenageboy,HarryPotternoless,askedforwhereonewouldfindbooksonwizardetiquette,butshegavehimdiretionstoaremoteornerofthelibraryandtwohoursterHarryfoundwhathewaslookingfor.
Manyofthebookshelookedthroughhadbeenabouthowmuggleulturehadbeeniedintowizardingsoiety.Butthatwasn’twhathe’dwanted.WithafamilyliketheMalfoys,hehadtogolookingfortheoldestbookonwizardetiquetteheouldfind.Hefinallyfounditburiedonthelowestshelfintheorner,sooveredwithdustthathesneezedwhenhepulleditofftheshelf.Pingitonthetablewherehe’dthrownhisbookbagproduedyetanotherloudofdustandanothersneeze.
Harrybeganflippingthroughitssee-through-thinpages,bypassingthelongsetiononwizardingnamingeremoniestothesetiononfuneraletiquette.NowthathewasgoingtoattendLuiusMalfoy’sfuneral,hewantedtoknoweverythingthatwouldbeexpetedofhim,eveniftheonlytwoinattenewouldbeDraoandhimself…ormaybemorebeausetheonlytwoinattenewouldbeDraoandhimself.ItwasnotthathedidnottrustHermionetohaveherfatsstraight,buttobesurehedidn’tmisssomethingimportant,somethingthatmaybeonlyDraohimselfwouldfindimportant.
Afterhalfanhourofreading,Harryfoundthathisonlyproblemwasfindinghisfamily’solors.Hedidn’tthinkthattheyhadany,andwonderedifthePotterfamilywasevenoldenoughtohavefamilyolorsorafamilyrestandplushehadnoideahowtofindoutiftheydid.Butthebooksaidthatintheabseneoffamilyolors,intheinstaneofanorphanforexample,themlotheswouldonlybebkwiththedarkreduffs.Ofourse,Harrydidnotownproperwizardingmrobes,buthefiguredthatHermioneouldhangetheoloroftheuffsonhisnormalrobeseasilyenough.