In the following days, Ted’s eyes follow Draco around the cottage as he performs his daily tasks. This slowly evolves into shadowing Draco, which doesn’t bother him as much as it should, and he’s glad to be speaking something other than French for a change. Ted knows when to talk and when to keep quiet, and he makes himself available to fetch something or other when Draco’s hands and wand are occupied with brewing the potion of the evening.