Harry had to bite the inside of his cheek to dampen his smile, looking at Draco with great respect. An unexpected change of pace, Harry thought it to be incredibly admirable that Draco had found it within himself to stand up for himself, making Harry’s heart flip with an entirely new sense of adoration.<br/>“Wouldn’t have asked if that was the case,” Harry agreed, turning his attention towards Cal, having to make an effort into taming his expression back into something that at the very least resembled professional neutrality. The DMLE had raised a similar objection when initially agreeing to employ Draco; working there had to mean he had the clearance to physically<span style="font-style: italic">be</span>there, after all.<br/>Harry only somewhat succeeded in regaining control of his expression, his smile still present at the corners of his mouth when he continued.<br/>“Healer Malfoy is doing consultant work on an active case, and I’d prefer to spare us all having to go through the circus that is the Atrium.”<br/>A silence fell between them as Calvin paused to weigh out the context, the furrows between his brows deep in consideration as he looked Draco over. Harry understood that Draco’s case was oddly in between, having been convicted with less than his peers, only to now, a decade later, been trusted with far more.<br/>“You still use the same wand as back then?” Calvin eventually questioned Draco specifically.