'We trust him now? ' Pansy sneered, trying rather actively to wipe the shocked rage from her face. She flailed. '

Him? '

'

I, for one, completely trust him. ' Dazai hummed. He kicked his feet up onto the sofa, only to have them knocked off by a bored-looking Blaise.

About half-an-hour after Draco and Dazai had snuck into the library with Blaise's help, Professor Snape had informed them that the lockdown was over 'the troll taken care of. Curious wording for something Dazai

knew

the staff hadn 't actually done.

He had.

Somehow.

The four of them had immediately locked eyes, then not said a word as they trudged down into the dungeons. A silent pact disturbed only by Pansy 's glares every few seconds. It wasn 't until the Slytherin common room had cleared out that they commandeered the space for themselves and huddled up beside the roaring fireplace.

'You can 't vouch for yourself

. '

'