It wasn’t that Harry didn’t believe Malfoy, but the matter of facts was that Malfoy was still in his robes and Harry had already changed into his pyjamas, having been moments away from calling it a night when Coote had knocked. While that still left Harry fully clothed in a set and a pullover, it added another layer of awkward vulnerability, still unaccustomed to being around Malfoy this time of night.<br/>"A bit to one," Harry guesstimated, figuring it didn’t really need to be more specific than that, this side of midnight.<br/>He lingered in the doorway, uncertain whether or not the question was intended to mark Malfoy’s departure from the study.<br/>"Do you mind if I sit?" Harry eventually asked. In the question was the ask for permission to stay in the study past what Malfoy utilized it, still hesitant to use the room freely. "Hasan has just sent over the last five years’ worth of work, and I thought I’d get a head start."