It could have been any number of things that his father wanted to talk about, and Draco disliked feeling unprepared. There was his first kill, if his father had heard about that. There was the second child his parents were trying to have. And there was the matter off his room being broken into, though the second time infuriated Draco far more than the first time.
His father was expecting him this time, so Draco entered the office with only a brief knock to alert his father to the intrusion. He moved most of the way into the room and stood, holding himself up to his full height.
"You wanted to talk to me, Father?" he asked. Now was the moment of truth. Which of the lovely topics at hand would his father choose for today's discussion?