"Don't try to reassure me. Don't bloody tell me that I'll get off easy. They won't give a fuck about how much I helped once I defected, and you know it. They're...they're going to try to give me the harshest sentence they can get away with. Show what happens to the followers of Dark wizards. Show the wizarding world that, "s'all right, they've got everything under control now, everything's safe again. Hermione – "Mione doesn't get that, doesn't understand. Too fucking optimistic." He snorted with bitter laughter and brought his glass clumsily to his lips, the rim clattering against his teeth as his hand shook. Nymphadora stared at him pityingly. Draco snarled inwardly, fixing her with a bloodshot glare.