Archives for December 28, 2004

For Dorrito’s Every Flavour Mood Beans. Drabble for 12/25. Almost caught up!

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Devious

It was his father who’d taught him the value of being underestimated, though he’d only now truly understood. He brought them over slowly, never speaking of it outright. Distrust was easily bred in in Slytherin house, only a careful word or skillful look required. Even Crabbe seemed oblivious, not that he’d expected more. If Draco suspected, he’d shown no signs, though he was hardly in his right mind these days. He didn’t seem to notice the barely-hidden sneers, or even the frequency with which he ate alone.

A small-minded man might have called it revenge, but Gregory served something higher.