Tom had known Potter’s status could benefit him – that’s why he’d asked him to the Tournament Yule Ball, after all – but he didn’t realize how smoothly the arrangement could go. Tom had actually enjoyed himself at the Ministry Yule Ball, and only mostly because his networking plans had exceeded his expectations. Potter was a rich, famous pureblood with a Wizengamot seat. He was powerful, occasionally clever, handsome, and – when he wasn’t being stubborn and annoying – entertaining company.