That didn’t turn out to be necessary. Harry hadn’t noticed previously, but he and Tom already spent quite a bit of time together. They socialized far more with each other – in classes, at meals, and during recreation hours – than with anyone else, anyway, and given that pureblood decorum demanded a certain amount of propriety in public they didn’t have to worry about being demonstrative or openly affectionate. Other than occasionally taking each other’s arms while walking and using their given names, nothing really changed.