The smile was frozen on Newt's face, but as much as it hadn't been in his eyes before, it had just drained out a bit further. Malfoy -- he knew of Septimus Malfoy by reputation, as well as a handful of others... never heard of a Draco, nor the surname Xavier, but he also didn't pay the most attention to pureblood politicking.
Anyway, the lad was being cordial to him. So although that oh had escaped before he could stop it, Newt wouldn't comment any further.
"Yes, good." He gave Draco's hand another solid shake before letting go, slipping his hands into his coat pockets. "I don't suppose we could go somewhere and you could explain all this? I'm in rather a hurry, I'm afraid. Left something very important at home."
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The smile was frozen on Newt's face, but as much as it hadn't been in his eyes before, it had just drained out a bit further. Malfoy -- he knew of Septimus Malfoy by reputation, as well as a handful of others... never heard of a Draco, nor the surname Xavier, but he also didn't pay the most attention to pureblood politicking.
Anyway, the lad was being cordial to him. So although that oh had escaped before he could stop it, Newt wouldn't comment any further.
"Yes, good." He gave Draco's hand another solid shake before letting go, slipping his hands into his coat pockets. "I don't suppose we could go somewhere and you could explain all this? I'm in rather a hurry, I'm afraid. Left something very important at home."