Monday dawned bright and clear, and Draco felt as prepared as he could be for the coming exams. He was unsurprised to find that he wasn’t the only one up early that morning, and the tension in the dorm was palpable. Even Vaisey seemed too distracted to glower at Draco, which made for a more pleasant dressing experience. Draco shrugged into some clean robes, thinking that he would have a nice long bath (in the prefect’s bathroom, of course!) after the potions theory exam this afternoon. Hopefully that would help him unwind, and get rid of any lingering smells from whatever ingredients they would have to use in their practical exam that morning. He caught sight of himself in the mirror that stood on Harper’s bedside cabinet, that the other boy spent several minutes in front of every mor

