Steeling himself, Draco padded to the shared loo and readied himself for an afternoon of mental and physical anguish. He was still not 100% certain of his godfather’s motivations. Yes, it was true that occlumency used in the way Draco practiced was not conducive to sanity in the long-term, but the speech Severus had given him regarding the blood curse led Draco to believe that there was something much more to the story than Severus had shared. 