― @paintedragcn gets a starter .
𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫, harry had promised that much to uma when she had asked him to stand in her place in auroria and he intended to keep his word, but that didn’t mean that he was happy about it. court was everything harry hated about being a captain. the backroom deals, the peacocking of people who thought they were more than they were, the way that no one ever really said what they really meant, everything had to be read between the lines. it was a game of sorts, one harry rarely had the patience for and that night was no different.
after paying his respects to the host, harry wove between the nobles, picking and choosing who to speak to and what to speak about, fishing for information, snippets of secrets unwisely shared, things he could take and use later, until he spotted mal.
she had made a place for herself not just in auroria as an advisor, but as a voice for magical reformation that reached across kingdoms and even harry had to acknowledge the influence that she held now. harry stepped away from the game of court, and slipped into place beside mal.
❝ what do you think would happen if i spiked the punch? ❞ harry asked, a grin threatening to crawl across his lips.