The reply made him smile, some part of him liking the image of Malfoy attending school better, anyway. It held a greater sense of familiarity, better able to picture him hunched over a textbook than doing his medical residency.<br/>"That's nice," he encouraged kindly, and, despite the dull choice of words, Harry did mean it.<br/>Malfoy had taken exceptional steps to better himself in the years following the War; Harry had always found that to be of great merit, though he had yet to figure out how to offer that praise. For now, it manifested in the increased amount of effort Harry put into furthering their relation.<br/>"Teddy's starting school this Thursday," Harry offered in the interest of the conversation, even though the swell of contradicting emotions caused made his smile go weird.<br/>Harry felt like he had lived a million lives, and yet the last few years with Teddy had felt like it had gone by in a haze. Naturally, Harry had followed every parenting advice in the book, urging the child to socialize with peers, but the few hours a week Teddy spent at his nursery hardly compared to attending school full time. It had only recently struck Harry just how much he depended on Teddy to feel a sense of purpose, and the thought of being alone at Grimmauld made him uneasy.<br/>Regardless, Harry was still smiling when he tipped his head towards Malfoy, attention having otherwise drifted towards Teddy when the topic of the conversation shifted to include him. Above all, Harry felt a sense of melancholy.<br/>"I think I'm finally going to tackle some of the literal skeletons in my closets," he added, easier. "Might even need an Auror to change out my furnace."