Even if Draco knew that it was true in the most technical sense that he was still a Death Eater, it still hurt to hear himself referred to as such. He felt that he had put that life behind him long ago and so desperately wished that people would view him differently. That seemed like a fairytale though and while Harry seemed keen on giving him the benefit of the doubt, it seemed that very few others were.<br/><br/>There was something about Malfoy simply staying quiet during the entire discussion that further pissed him off. It seemed absolutely absurd that Potter would talk his case like this and that Malfoy would have nothing to say about it all, but he also didn’t know what to do about it.<br/>“Well, someone has to do it,” Clarke exclaimed, feeling increasingly frustrated that it didn’t seem to register.