Lucius was nothing if not patient but even Merlin would eventually crack and watching that slobbering wretch repeatedly embarrass Hermione in public was just too much. The drunken fool had been caught twice by Daily Prophet reporters in compromising positions with witches not his wife in the last month. His drunken brawl with that American seeker was still all the chatter in the Ministry. Even Draco had come home with stories of how awful Weasley was being to anyone that tried to interact with him. "And Hermione, she keeps trying to make excuses for him, but no one blames her. She can’t control her husband, not when he’s into his cups." Draco sighed dramatically. "It’s a shame really. What she ever saw in that tosser is a mystery. He only got that seat with the Cannons because Potter put in a word for him. Everyone knows it."