Although Malfoy seemed sufficiently mortified, Paul wasn’t sure he had actually taken it to heart, dissatisfied with the answer Malfoy gave. To Paul, it sounded to him as if Malfoy would leave his office with the impression that Paul’s words had been nothing more than friendly advice.<br/>However frustrating that felt - feeling like, even now, Malfoy’s mind was elsewhere - it wasn’t Paul’s mess to solve.<br/>“I won’t tell; you are not my employee to reprimand,” Paul added, wanting Malfo to know at least that. He had no intentions of making a formal complaint on Potter for abuse of power; while it was perfectly justified, Paul had little trust in Robards handling it any other way than barring Draco from a position that would put Malfoy anywhere near Potter - and with him, the DMLE.<br/>“But I am also only as serious about your career as you are,” he said. “Think about it.”