In the entire time Draco had been studying dark objects, he had been doing it all by himself. He had never had any help, had never desired any help, nor had he had anyone to turn to to bounce ideas around when he got stuck.<br/>For the most part, it had worked out just fine for him, having often preferred the solitary work that he had been able to do. However, there was still something about Potter mentioning being able to help him, almost as if it was nothing that made Draco’s heart skip a beat. He had never even considered that Potter would want to be helpful, having simply assumed that Potter had seen him as the one doing the work.<br/>Thus, he didn’t even manage to reply to the statement before Potter was talking about something else, leaving Draco with an odd feeling of unexpressed gratitude.<br/>It wasn’t easy, but Draco realised that the two of them were likely going to find a way to work together just fine. It was just about working out all the kinks for now, both of them used to a wildly different approach to work.<br/>“Right, that would be great,” he said, finding that a lot easier to find an answer to than Potter’s promise of coworkership. It was too much for Draco to take in for now, so it was easier to focus on keeping the ball rolling a bit. “The more data I can get, even if it doesn’t seem too important, the better.”