Draco had been slightly harder – it took a couple bits of blackmail and an assault or two – but it worked out in the end. Biochemistry was a highly competitive program and after a couple students unaccountably didn’t accept their spots and another went missing, the department had managed to find a place for Draco Malfoy in the spring. A gun to the head of the Dean of Admission, when he met his mistress at a hotel that Theo just happened to own, didn’t hurt much either. Though of course, Draco didn't need to know the finer details.