___________________<br/><br/>It had been almost a week ago Harry had spent an entire day by the Floo, being sent on an eternal bureaucratic loop that had sent him through Robards office connexion no less than four times. During the last, the Head Auror had finally approved access to the dark artefacts collected at the house in Aberdeen, under the stipulation that Draco’s workspace would be deemed sufficiently warded for their examination.<br/>A few days later, Auror Inspector and close colleague Paul Buchannan had arrived through the Floo to carry out the evaluation. Though a decade their senior, Harry had been far more at ease in his company; subsequently he hadn’t dressed in full regalia, only appearing in his uniform trousers and dress shirt. The wand holster was equally strapped to his flank, though upon close inspection it remained empty.<br/>They had already examined the wards protecting the exterior walls - the one that blared blue when Harry had tried to leave - and were now meticulously combing through the enhanced security measures warding the study.<br/>Harry had slumped back against a nearby chest of drawers, arms lazily supporting his weight as they reached behind him, watching as Paul had spent the past ten minutes opening and shutting the door, each time testing the security of a different ward.<br/><br/>Crouched by the door frame, Paul had incarnated a spell that sent shimmers dusting over the flooring, watching for any shift in the magic laced in the door, looking for weak points in the joinery. When the dust settled on the floor boards instead of drifting beneath the door, Paul flicked his wand, making them disappear altogether.<br/>“Is the floor warded from either side, too?” Paul asked, steadying himself with a hand on his knee as he looked up at Malfoy. So far, the man had proved himself helpful in answering his questions, having already established that the walls had been warded both from within and outside the room.<br/>“Do you have access to the underside?” he added, not even sure the Manor had a cellar extending this far over.