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[He had heavily debated on if he wanted to turn on the video feed, all things considered. His head was still pretty foggy and he was struggling to grasp the fact that he had disappeared for ten full days.

No, correction. He'd blown himself up on camera and then disappeared for ten full days. Urgh. How embarrassing.

He first took the time to sift through the messages left on his bracelet, baffled by the sheer amount of information (and slightly amused/unsettled. Davesprite what is wrong with you.) Then he realized there were several responses to his original message before the disaster struck.

…he was fucked, wasn't he? Alas, he knew he couldn't keep hiding so the best method was to be as nonchalant as possible. That meant showing his face whether he wanted to or not.

When the feed flickers on anyone watching will see a boy who looks sort of like he was hit by the Knight Bus. His hair's messy, there are bags under his eyes and there's the slightest hint of a five o'clock shadow on his chin.]

…hey. [Yes, Draco. After all this time, the most you can do is say hey.] Three things.

First of all, how many of you from that large influx of people are still here?

Two, what's the state of my apothecary?

And three, I'm in desperate need of an aspirin.

…oh, and four. If the gods would just allow for a little more freedom in alchemy…[He'll just grumble to himself.] I'm not done tweaking that formula, so I don't want to hear it. We're pretending nothing happened, understand? Just so we're clear.

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It's not fact.

[Harry debates changing the subject, but he doesn't want Malfoy to take that as a victory.]

And you're still bragging about whether or not you could have killed one of the most brilliant men the wizarding world ever knew. Someone we needed.

[I needed. Even if death was life's next great adventure.]

The point still stands that I didn't kill him, Potter. [Don't crack don't crack don't crack...]

The point also still stands that I was acting alone no matter what. You've always had Hermione and Weasley. I've always acted alone and I've always been far more successful that way. Using people isn't considered working with them. [Like Crabbe and Goyle for instance. Or Blaise. Or Pansy. Or anyone, really.] Even now I'm learning things from people, yeah, but I'm working on my own. I'm creating on my own and fighting on my own and I'm still here, aren't I? I'm still successful.

No, you didn't. Because you couldn't.

[He knows that gives away a lot, but he doesn't know what else to say. And he can't very well hold his tongue. But after thinking over his words, he goes on.]

And you're such a liar, you realise that, right? Why do you have to prove that you work alone? What are you trying to prove to me?

...shut up.

[It gives away a lot, but not enough for Draco to outright react. He can't show his hand yet because that would be allowing Harry a leg up. No way in hell.]

I'm trying to prove that we don't need you here and you can bugger off. Were you seriously not following the conversation?

I'm not here for you.

You have a very hard time accepting the fact that someone else might be better suited for the job than you, don't you?

I'm hardly the only person who can end a war.

...[He's not sure how to say "Get the fuck out of my city and leave my friends alone" without sounding irrational, so he pauses again to sort of sift through his thoughts.]

Are you saying you now know where my shop is? [Yes, changing the subject's a great idea.]

[Somehow Harry is proud that he's the one who made Malfoy change the subject.

And he knows he shouldn't be proud of it.]

Yes. Dirk and I went in there to stabilize things.

[It won't last for long, Potter. Enjoy your short-lived victory.]

What the hell was Strider doing with you?

Cleaning. I'm certain it's completely foreign to you.

Not entirely. All I want to know is what gave you the idea that you had to clean up my mess in the first place. I'm sure Euri would have been fine on her own.

You're right, Malfoy. I saw a mess and I did it to bother you.

You're missing the point! [...Draco are you whining? Stop that.] It was none of your business and you interfered and got involved and now people know you exist.

I didn't interfere, I was trying to help so that others wouldn't get hurt by your mess, and they'd find out I exist regardless.

You realize I read everything that was said after the potion backfired, don't you?

And?

...why the hell did you want to come find me? [With Hermione, he means.] And where do you get off telling people about the efforts you've gone through to "keep me alive"? If you'll recall, Scarhead, I saved your arse in the Manor. [That's the last thing he remembers from home.]

Does it matter?

Why are you friends with Hermione now, anyway?

Does it matter?

Well, you just confirmed that you have a friend at all.

I'd hardly call her a friend. [Despite the fact she's currently screaming at him because he freaked her out and you don't do that to friends. Whoops.] It's more like I benefit from her being here.

You benefit from her being here?

Yeah. In ways you wouldn't even begin to believe.

And you think it's a good idea to admit that you use my best friend to me in public?

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