Draco led the way through the crowd while Astoria explained their costumes. "It was a good choice, dear." If Draco was honest, he'd've asked how she could spend time on costume ideas when their only child was on his death bed. "What made the King and Queen of Lothlorien special? I've never read the Lord of the Rings."
"One way or another I'm sure we'll see him," Draco replied. He had not visited his son much since he was cursed. He was afraid of his son seeing the fear in his eyes. "If he had acted with Slytherin and Malfoy wits, then there wouldn't have been the need for me to be so absent these weeks. If only the Dark Lord and Potter had killed each other."
He picked up two glasses of amber liquid from a nearby server. "Drink?"