Draco had expected that his and Harry’s return to having to use surnames for one another would feel awkward or stifled, but in fact it seemed quite the opposite. There was almost a sense of a shared secret behind it, knowing that once they were out of earshot they would once again be<span style="font-style: italic">Draco and Harry</span>to each other, but for now they had to stick with Malfoy and Potter.<br/>“Yeah, of course,” he said, nodding apologetically to both Buchannan and Connor as he went to join Harry in the adjoining room.<br/>Once out of eyesight of the others, Draco could feel his shoulders drop slightly, feeling much less like he had to put on an act when it was just Harry around. The two of them knew each other far too well to keep up pretences by now and Draco cherished that deeply.<br/>“What’s up?”