The sudden change of subject took Draco completely aback.<br/>He probably shouldn’t be surprised that Buchannan had caught onto him and Harry, knowing that Buchannan was observant and had seen how the two of them acted while they were at the manor. However, it still very much felt like being caught doing something bad by his teacher.<br/>His first instinct was to deny any involvement with Harry at all, not wanting to talk about what he was doing with Harry and least of all with Buchannan, but he could already tell that that was going to be a lost cause.<br/>Buchannan knew that he and Harry were involved, even if he couldn’t know the exact shape of it yet, so there really was no point in trying to deny it.<br/>“I shall by mindful of that,” he stated, his grimace probably not as neutral as he could have wished, not wanting Buchannan to think that he didn’t appreciate and respect his advice. However, he also knew that the things that he felt for Harry meant that it was going to be hard for him to pull away, wanting to be able to get whatever Harry was willing to offer him. On the other hand, it was also hard to throw away an entire career just in case Harry might decide to stick around for a bit longer.<br/>“I promise,” he added, slightly more sincerely this time, wanting to give thought to what Buchannan was telling him, but also knowing that he was hopelessly devoted to Harry.