Even with feeling fairly certain about what the soft chime of the bells meant, Draco found himself staying seated for a moment longer, almost as if he was just trying to soak up the last of his time together with Harry for the evening before having to return to the manor.<br/>Draco had always found somewhat of a comfort in staying at the manor but it seemed almost impossible to go back to getting used to be utterly alone in it, now that he had experienced sharing it with someone the way he had with Harry. It made him reluctant to return, almost as if he had to convince himself that he actually quite enjoyed being alone and he wasn’t sure when exactly he had lost that.<br/>“And he didn’t throw me out after the meeting today,” he stated with a crooked grin, having gotten the meeting at a distance now and while he was still very proud of himself for what he had done, it all felt a little silly in hindsight.