ah, the plot thicks. Not sure which part I like best: Harry being upset that Draco's gone; Snape-as-Lucius obviously double-dealing Voldie and using Draco as his pawn; Draco's fear of the ancestral castle/magic and resentlment/resigntion over his current role. Loved the school house battle where Draco nicely punctures the Order's victorious bubble! Am very intrigued about the mysterious box . . .