Even if they were getting friendlier together and were having an easier back and forth, it was still incredibly difficult for Draco to figure out what Potter wanted from him. Mostly, he figured that Potter was just a lot more used to being around people all the time.<br/>“Yes,” he stated, could have easily just left it there, but it seemed that Potter was just going to keep asking him questions until he was satisfied or they were going to bed. It was also helped by the wine in his system, making it slightly easier for Draco to believe that Potter wasn’t in it to fuck it over.<br/>“Mother couldn’t bear to return to the manor,” he added, only briefly glancing over at Potter, almost as if trying to gauge his reaction to that. After all, Potter was the reason that he and his mother even<span style="font-style: italic">could</span>return in the first place, it was just that his mother had decided to turn over a completely new leaf.<br/>“She begged me to come with her,” he added as well, taking another sip from the wine, almost as if to wash down the words that he had just said.