His first advisor took his time with an answer. Neither Tom nor Harry tried to hurry him along. The Potion Master half-blood was offered more courtesy than the pureblood who hosted them. Judging from the clenching of Lucius" fists, the Lord was well aware. "I don't know, Master," a declaration where his loyalties lay. "Draco is talented, no doubt, but I don't know if he would ever be willing to bow to you."