Draco’s response startled both Harry and Calvin into silence, none of them having quite expected Draco to honour the question with any sort of reply.<br/>Harry was the first to smile, bright and surprised and<span style="font-style: italic">pleased</span>. Calvin was quick to follow, albeit his smile was barely a tug at the corner of his mouth, almost reluctant to admit to it.<br/>“Whatever it might be,” Calvin continued, but his voice had eased considerably, his smile seeping into it against his best intention.<br/>His attention intermittently returned onto Harry to alleviate it, properly conducting himself as if this was a conversation held between three parties.<br/>“I can’t grant unrestricted access to any connection point in the Ministry to someone convicted as a -” he hesitated, having to reconsider his phrasing given present company, “- as having conspired against the state.”