"I remain a dark stain on the line of Malfoy," he recited dully, an excerpt from the last letter his mother had deigned to send. He and Weasley had started tracking which of their mother's was more cutting with their disappointment. Draco had won, because while Molly Weasley had anger and public embarrassment, a poignant weapon in the arsenal, her fury burnt out quickly, unable to outlast his mother's external winter of judgement.