The repetition of what was essentially the same question made Draco smile, nice to get the confirmation that Harry actually care about<span style="font-style: italic">him</span>and not just about he appeared. It made it all worth it somehow, helping Draco realise that they hadn’t changed that much, even if their circumstances had.<br/>“I’m alright,” he said, only half a kid.<br/>He doubted that he was ever going to be entirely comfortable at the ministry, the place loaded with too much history for him to ever be able to have that, but he was mostly alright and that was what mattered. He could definitely handle discomfort if it meant that he was going to be more at ease when visiting the ministry in the future.<br/>“Though I won’t lie, I’m very excited to get out of here,” he admitted, knowing that Harry knew him too well for him to be able to fully lie.