Even if they had hardly spent any time together yet, Draco could already tell that it was going to be difficult for him to have someone around him while he was working. It wasn’t even that Potter was super disruptive, his only interruption having been something that was helpful for Draco’s work, but there was something inherently disruptive about someone else being in his work space.<br/>Maybe it was just the many years that Draco had been alone that made it hard for him to handle other people. After all, socialisation was like a muscle and it wasn’t one that Draco had used for years, so maybe it was just a question of getting used to the idea.<br/>“Thank you,” he stated as he accepted the folder, feeling extremely awkward in the situation, but trying to make it more of a collegial relation. Even if he had never had an actual coworker in his life, it still made it easier for Draco to think of Potter as his colleague and not give much thought to their living arrangement.<br/>Once Potter mentioned having been in The Prophet, something that wasn’t a first, nor was it likely to be a last, Draco had to believe that it was somewhat relevant for his studies. He couldn’t really tell how it would be relevant though, so maybe Potter was just trying to make smalltalk.<br/>“What’d The Prophet have to say?” He asked, deciding to give Potter the benefit of the doubt.