And relinquishing his treasured blackmail material against Malfoy so soon hadn’t exactly been part of his plan, but he couldn’t bring himself to regret it. As soon as he’d seen how badly Beatrice was doing and how quickly Harry was falling to pieces, he’d acted instinctively – something he was loath to admit, proud of his cunning plans as he was – and done all he could to rectify the situation. He didn’t regret it, either. He’d succeeded, naturally, and in the process made valuable connections in France and gained the undying loyalty of Henry Potter and the even greater affections of the entire Potter family. He didn’t technically need the Potter clan’s regard since it likely wouldn’t get him anything he wasn’t already guaranteed to get from marrying Harry, but one never knew. It certainly didn’t hurt.