Harry’s attention was caught by Malfoy’s movements, eyes instinctively dipping to the tea set.<br/>"What has you believing there’d be any immediate symptoms?" Harry challenged, this approach constructive criticism coming easily to him with years of experience. Sometimes, it was productive to challenge assumptions, preventing them from becoming set in stone.<br/>His mannerisms remained gentle, as he shifted forward to accept the cup Malfoy had offered, helping himself to the milk pitcher.<br/>"If I was exposed to some volatile magic at Towthorpe it’s taken almost a month for its effects to show – even longer if it happened earlier."<br/>Harry’s eyes darted up at Malfoy when he picked up the cup, brows quirking in a question as he relaxed back into his seat. He took a moment to consider it all, cup resting on the files in his lap.<br/>"Have you considered off-setting the journal entries by one?" he suggested, the concept not fully coherent until he said it out loud. "Maybe we’re looking for correlation between the wrong things. St. Mungo’s might have misdiagnosed symptoms if they didn’t have a big enough picture."