Despite how involved Draco had been in the case, he still felt relieved when Paul offered to brief him, finding that he felt woefully unprepared for what he was about to face. He was constantly desperate to prove himself as competent and trustworthy, wanting to do everything in his might to show that he was more than what everybody else thought.<br/>“Alright,” Draco said with a warm smile in Harry’s direction, glad to know that he would still be around, even if he wasn’t going to be present during the briefing.<br/>Once he returned his attention to Buchannan he suddenly felt woefully transparent, but he also desperately hoped that it was just his mind running wild. After all, it would probably be a given that the two of them were close with how much time they had spent together, and he hoped that Buchannan would just think of that.