Draco has enough on his plate just trying to survive Slytherin House.” He rolled the tumbler in his hands and took a sip of whiskey. “And I’m not certain how much I can get away with.” He was on thin ice already from the Ministry for having been a Death Eater, no matter his status as spy. “I suppose I could slip her something in her morning tea.” He smirked at Minerva. “Although we’d have an entire class of students who can see the thestrals.” Our Headmaster is taking a short break,’ said Professor McGonagall, pointing at the Snape-shaped hole in the window. Why it matters I will deal with Mister Potter,” his godfather said smoothly. Draco winced. That was never a good tone to hear from him. And besides, if he got rid of her today, he wouldn’t have the immense pleasure of causing her grief before she went. What I’m saying is all Potter has to do is look particularly irritated at Umbridge and she’ll toss him in detention. I’m going to have to be a bit more thorough. She doesn’t hate me.” Not yet, anyway. “And if I’m just going to get in trouble with you or with Dumbledore for doing as I’m told, then I refuse. You can find someone else to use as bait.”

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Draco threw himself from his desk with a shriek. “I’ve been hit!” he wailed, collapsing to the floor. “She’s killed me! Professor Umbridge has killed me! Murder! Betrayal!”

This was real magic. He sat as still as he could and desperately tried not to laugh. And he very deliberately didn’t look at anyone else. The whole class seemed to be holding their breath.

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Harry almost grinned at that thought. But his hand was beginning to mimic his pulse in the open cuts and his almost-there humour died away. Minerva heard that catch Potter’s attention and she smirked. “Your godfather isn’t the only one who can plot the ousting of a staff member, mister Malfoy.” Draco gave his godfather a pleading look when he turned his dark eyes onto him. The Potions Master gave a slight nod. His hand was bleeding again, and Harry wondered for a moment if there were veins or something there that he’d cut words through. The windows were frosted over and snow was piling up against them on the outside, and all he could think was that he was grateful for it. Because if it was snowy, there was no Quidditch. That made Harry stop. He turned slowly to stare at Malfoy like he’d grown a second head. Just in case he had.He actually rather hoped not on the latter. Fudge was a useless buffoon, but his father being Minister didn’t really fit in with what Draco had planned. If he went to Pomfrey, she’d see his hand. And if she saw his hand she’d tell McGonagall, who’d tell Dumbledore.

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Draco brought Harry here because his hand was bleeding quite badly. I think they were on a date. Harry fainted, but Draco caught him.” She sighed a little. “It was all very romantic, Professor Snape.” Not this, though. Surely not? Not after everything Harry went through last year… Dumbledore wouldn’t… But nothing, Potter,” she said firmly. End of bloody discussion, so far as she, and Severus, was concerned. Harry looked out over the hall as he poked listlessly at his cornflakes and sighed. Snape and McGonagall were both gone from the teachers table, and he figured that was as good a sign as any to go. Draco let go of Potter’s hand sharply, startled by his cry of pain. More than pain. He’d shouted less after the incident with that beast in third year.Minerva looked Potter briefly over, did the same for the Malfoy boy, and then told them both to sit down. Luna padded out of McGonagall’s office after Draco and bit her tongue against speaking. People so often thought she couldn’t read social cues or tell when people were trying to make her leave… but she could. Perhaps not as well as most people, but she could read the room well enough. Harry glowered at his feet and then decided to simply go with it. He’d just tell her he had a headache. A frightful thing that was making his teeth hurt. Then he could take something for pain and hopefully get some bloody sleep.