Draco stiffened automatically. He was better these days, but the sudden grabbing startled him and set his heart pounding. For a second, he forgot he was at his party. Two separate thoughts plagued him. One told him he displeased his father while the other said some Death Eater was going to crack a joke and push him toward something Draco didn't want to see. Luckily, Amelia's voice snapped him out of it. "It is only me," he said with a smile. "Are you quite alright, Mel?"