Narcissus backed away, and Clue looked at him blankly, like some snowy creature who'd only just seen a man for the very first time. As if tamed by Narcissus's actions, the younger Slytherin obeyed the concern and sat back down on his bed. They'd already talked of meeting at Narcissus's home during the Summer. Now the prospect seemed even more enticing... and rather less innocent.

"School is a dangerous place for me", he corrected his dorm mate quietly. Oh he would never think to demand such physicality in a public place, certainly, but he could not relate to the flicker of fear he'd seen on Narcissus's face.

Clue had wanted the popular half-Veela. And he'd got him. Why could it not be as as simple as that?