The reception to his comment made Draco feel vastly more at ease about the entire ordeal, having feared for a moment that he had been too much, possibly spoken out of turn and somehow ruined something for Harry. It helped to make him feel brave and bolder, more as if he was actually allowed to be around and had a reason to be in the ministry at the first place.<br/>When Cal brought up Draco’s criminal history though, he blanched for a moment, unsure how to proceed from there on. That was when he remembered exactly what he had actually been convicted for.<br/>“Well, lucky for both you and Potter, I am not,” Draco stated, his voice stronger now, feeling more and more certain about his rights to be there.<br/>“I was never convicted as a terrorist,” he added, knowing that that had been what Cal had actually wanted to say.