"Oh no," He held up his hand. "You needn’t try and deny it. I had my suspicions ever since Ronald was killed. I recognized my father’s sense of humor on that one, and with your alibi being so solid it was clear someone did it for you. Obviously he didn’t have your permission, if your reaction was anything to go by. I thought for a time it might have been Potter – he looked suitably guilty for a few weeks there but then, I realized he’d only thought about killing his friend and that had him turning himself inside out. Ridiculous." Draco rolled his eyes. "As the closest you have to wizarding family Potter should have taken the brute out, for dishonoring a daughter of his House."