As soon as Draco had flagged that he had found the file, Harry had stood to retrieve it. He, however, barely got a chance to step out if his chair before Draco continued on a tangent that he couldn't quite have prepared himself for.<br/>Harry stalled at his desk, unsure how to proceed.<br/>In part, Harry hardly saw the issue. While it wasn't the name they used for one another, Harry had always been aware of Draco's given name, and the fact that he remembered hardly seemed like cause for surprise. By direction of the defense, Harry had given his testimony in favour for the Malfoys using their given names, having been encouraged to do so as it was likely to highlight the familiarity between them, though it had been hardly non existent. Besides the passing weeks, the last time Harry had spoken about Draco Malfoy, albeit a decade ago, he had just been<span style="font-style: italic">Draco</span>.<br/>And yet, a creeping sense of mortification settled in the pit of his stomach, suddenly fearing he might have crossed a line.<br/>"Yeah," he eventually said, tentatively. While he couldn't remember himself saying it, he knew Draco had ceised to exist as<span style="font-style: italic">Malfoy</span>in his conciousness. That was, however, not a guarantee that Harry was allowed to denote him as such, suddenly aware of the fact that it might not just be uncommon but downright invasive for their meager relation.<br/>While Harry had every intention of respecting Draco's - Malfoy's - preference, Harry found that he would very much like to remain on a first name basis.<br/>"Is that alright?"