He’d heard a similar sentiment expressed more than once over the course of the term - from Pansy, and Blaise, multiple Weasley’s, and even the Bloody Baron had grumbled something about it one day over dinner when Draco had snubbed the Slytherin table once again. For some reason, they all seemed to think he was blind, and couldn’t see what was right in front of him. He wasn’t oblivious to the connection between him and Harry. That wasn’t was holding him back. It was everything else.