Harry hummed, a vague acknowledgement of Malfoy’s input, however superficial it might be. For not being an Auror, Malfoy proved to be an excellent point of reference. Harry genuinely found these talks to be helpful, much preferring them to working silently, in parallel.<br/>"It’d certainly help if we could narrow down on a timeline," he continued, voice thoughtlessly lowered as the points dissipated from his words; by then, it was more a matter of making conversation.<br/>What was on Harry’s mind as he, once again, inspected the ornate pattern raised on the medallion, was how much he’d like to return to Towthorpe himself. Malfoy hadn’t returned to the subject of precisely how long Harry was to stay at the Manor, and for now, Harry hadn’t wanted to press on it. It was, however, no secret that he restlessly envied Szczepanski going back to reinspect the house in his place.<br/>"Hopefully the mapping of the house shows something new to go off of, but that’s not going to be ready until next week," he added, some audible defeat in the knowledge that it was a process Harry was completely and utterly incapable of speeding up.