'Let me get this straight, ' Blaise said slowly. 'You 're a member of a foreign mafia, sent to Hogwarts for a reason even you don 't exactly know. Last year your boss had you steal the Philosopher 's Stone. And this year he wants you to investigate and, presumably, stop a string of basilisk attacks. Which 'for some reason 'Draco's dad is responsible for. Is that all? '

Dazai knotted the ribbon into a bow under his collar before turning around to meet Blaise 's eyes. Both Blaise and Draco had arrived in the office early in the morning for this exact conversation 'early enough that Dazai was still preparing for the day. Having finished with the bow, he stalked over to the desk to grab his cloak where it was draped over the chair back.