[There's just the tiniest hint of a wry smile on her lips at that. Good of him, really, but-- whenever someone expresses any sort of faith in her at all, she always wonders whether she deserves it. She was guilty of trickery, herself.] ... I should probably say 'thank you'. So-- thank you, Draco.

[There's a slight delay. It's not a comfortable topic, that's for certain, but-- there's no harm if she's vague about it, right?]

There were... alliances, yes. Except-- they were often false ones. Some of them were... much more talented tricksters than others, and some of them failed themselves by choosing their allies poorly, or because of their own pride. In the end... all of them were destroyed, except for one. At least, he made it out of that situation alive. [The rest of the Organization's shenanigans are another story entirely; she's speaking mainly of her 'childhood'.]