Draco knew that Coote would have heard his request for tea and was likely already scrambling to make it, leaving it unnecessary for Draco to say any more. Yet he was still left with the feeling that he should probably say<span style="font-style: italic">something</span>, unsure just how queasy Potter felt about the entire thing.<br/>When Potter broke the silence, it was a relief to Draco, even if it also filled him with confusion. Sure, it wasn’t an easy spell to pull off, but Draco was absolutely certain that it was something that Potter would have seen several times before, so it probably wouldn’t be that big of a deal.<br/>“It’s not that different from doing it to cursed objects,” he stated, once again using his wand to tie up his hair, liking it out of his face when he was planning to write things down.<br/>The signature shimmered in the vial next to him, begging to be analysed.<br/>“And I have done that a lot,” he added, even though he was certain that Potter would already know that. By then he was mostly just trying to fill the silence, finding it stifling after what had just happened.