Harry’s smile wavered when Draco pulled back, a sudden clumsy shyness about him. For a flash of a moment, he almost came to regret sharing this with Draco, finding that this was an entirely new sort of vulnerability; it was difficult to stay in the conversation rather than to withdraw from it.<br/>“I don’t think so,” he fumbled. That hadn’t been his impression.<br/>Unable to maintain eye contact for long, he instead shifted to finally place his mug onto the coffee table, intermittently glancing back at Draco. “I’ve been absent for most of the year and then with Towthorpe last week, I think they’re just trying to make sure I’m alright to work.”