Lastly he spotted the otter, diving in and out of invisible waves. When the other two patronuses faded, the otter remained. Draco committed the feeling to memory, knowing Theo was out there with Hermione and Luna, it made him sick with hope. That was until a loud bang echoed from somewhere upstairs and he heard thudding footsteps in the corridor beyond the door. The otter dissipated in an instant, fading away into the darkness along with the hope he had tried to store. He stuffed Shadow down his neck, deep into the school robes he still wore, preparing for a visitor.