It took every ounce of occlumency skill Draco had to keep the Dark Lord from the things he knew that could get him - or worse, Granger - killed. Bile had risen in the back of his throat when he had allowed for a short memory of a hidden kiss in an alcove between him and Granger earlier that year. To prove the progress of his seduction. It seemed to have done the trick because He had pulled his investigations from Draco's mind instantly when he opened for that memory. The Dark Lord had brushed his hands as if getting rid of something dirty when he announced his lack of being impressed but that it would do for now.