Her husband wandered closer. Being King of Hogwarts undeniably suited Draco Malfoy: since he was very much his mother’s son, one of his first acts upon accession had been to commission a pair of flamboyantly extravagant crowns for himself and his queen. The Sorting Hat was locked away securely at Malfoy Manor, now a secondary royal residence, and taken out only for ceremonial occasions. The crown glimmered green and silver on Draco’s white-blond head. His hairline had receded somewhat in the past fifteen years, enhancing the pointedness of his features, and this – along with the harder, colder glint in his grey eyes – emphasised his resemblance to his late father.