Draco discovered that Tris was an unusual fellow, not quite like the other Weasleys. At least, he wasn't as annoying.
All right, he thought anyone who gave him a chance to get close to a baby dragon was pretty decent.
Deep down, Draco was a hopeless baby-dragon fanatic. That probably had at least a little to do with his name.
The Malfoy family owned a small stake in a Dragon Sanctuary in France. When he was six, Lucius had taken him there for a visit.
The first time he saw a dragon, with Lucius spouting some bullshit inspirational nonsense he hadn't really thought through-"Draco, your name means dragon. I hope you'll soar through the skies like these dragons"-Draco had been swept away.
Ever since then, he had developed a fierce love of dragons.
He wasn't as obsessed as Hagrid, but he was still among the small handful of humans who loved dragons most. Draco adored dragons, but if Tris had told him to go beg Ron and Harry, he would never have agreed.
Instead, Tris had told him to threaten them.
Now that sounds doable.
Seeing how tempted Draco looked, Tris decided that was enough. He would leave the rest to them.
He patted Draco on the shoulder, went out for breakfast, then began another day of relentless self-improvement.
That evening, Tris used Shadow Magic to slip out of Hogwarts Castle and head toward the Forbidden Forest.
Tonight was also the final session they had previously arranged for breaking Nagini's curse.
Samadhi True Fire had worked as expected. According to Nagini, she could now maintain human form for most of the day, only changing back into a snake involuntarily while she slept.
Tonight would be Tris's last treatment.
The curse had proved slightly stronger than expected. After burning away most