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[dracolicious]

I appreciate you coming on such short notice, Granger. I wasn't expecting to get Potter out of the house today, but I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Shall we?

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[prefection]

Are you going to tell me now why you insisted on seeing me alone?

[prefection]

I think it's really rather sweet that the grumpy old bugger has a love life.

[dracolicious]

I'd prefer that he and my mother had a bit less of one. Whatever happened to keeping affairs behind closed doors?

[prefection]

Whatever happened to knocking on closed doors before waltzing through them?

[dracolicious]

Floo and Apparition doesn't allow for much knocking, as it turns out. I was bloody invited.

[prefection]

Get over it. It's just sex. Honestly.

[dracolicious]

The reason for telling you this in confidence is that, naturally, it won't be complete before I'm scheduled to go to St. Mungo's. This is where your expertise comes in, if you would be willing.

[prefection]

That all depends on what your goal is, which I'm still waiting to hear.

[dracolicious]

My goal continues to shift with every success and complication. Simply, the original plan was to concoct a potion with long-lasting invisibility effects, among others. I admit it's a completely selfish project.

[prefection]

An invisibility potion? Draco! That's wonderful! Have you got your notes?

[dracolicious]

A fair few, in the cellar.

If I can take this experimental brew to a functional level, just think of the advantage Potter and the rest of the Order could have during confrontations! I don't want to get ahead of myself, but if we could make a variant strain that would enable the drinker to become invisible simply at will for a period of time, instead of a constant state of invisibility. . . .

[prefection]

More than that, Draco this would change the wizarding world! It would have to be carefully regulated, of course, otherwise the abuse of such a potion could run rampant.

Oh, there's so much to be done! Would you mind terribly if I borrowed your notes for a few days? Don't worry about Ron, he won't even look at them.

When is your surgery?

[dracolicious]

Anything that's even remotely common knowledge can fall into the hands of the wrong sort. This really ought to stay close to the chest for now.

I'd rather keep my original journals here, if it's all the same to you. Duplicate what you want. The appointment will be a week from Monday, barring any rescheduling delays. I'll need to you pop in and keep an eye on what I've got simmering in the cellar. I trust you can be discreet.

[prefection]

Of course, I completely understand. I can Apparate straight in and out of the laboratory, and he won't even know that I'm here. He doesn't go down there, does he?

Are these all of them? I'm impressed. It looks like you've done a fair bit of research already.

[dracolicious]

Doubtful. I'll close it up before I leave, so he can't go poking about in the event he actually leaves St. Mungo's at any point.

Parts of it may be more theory and speculation than true, solid fact, but I say anything is subjective until proven absolutely wrong.

[prefection]

I'll add my own notes to my copies, and then you can have a look when we meet again.

Draco, I -- thank you. It means a lot that you'd allow me to help.