Paul couldn’t help but notice the fact that Malfoy spoke in the past tense; he almost made a comment on it, interested in hearing whether things had changed. After all, he had only recently gotten to truly participate in Ministry operations.<br/>“Who are you studying?” he asked instead, a relevant yet harmless tangent of the main point.<br/>Placing his cup back onto his desk, Paul leaned back in his chair, hands folded across his lap. “Your approach is very similar to that French fella, Marquis,” he mused, and meant it as a sincere compliment. “I manage in French, so I am usually able to read it as they’re published, but I know the translated texts are making the rounds. We are keen to find people who know how to apply them, though.”