Five Things that Rabastan Lestrange Will Never, Ever Admit to Anyone:

1)That his brother is still his hero, and he believes, deep inside, that Rodolphus is nearly always right. Except about the Dark Lord, just lately.

2) That he thinks Narcissa is the more dangerous and interesting of the two older Malfoys, and fears to cross her. She's never anything but good-natured and friendly to him, and he means to keep it that way just in case.

3)That he's always had a slight crush on Snape. He has the distinct sense that Snape likes women, but if he'd ever thought Snape was curious, he'd have cheerfully offered to allay his questions. The thought of both Snape and Penko in his bed together would be the best birthday gift ever.

4) That he's colour-blind. One of the best parts of being married is Eugenia's ability to help him figure out what goes with what. Now if only she'd stop throwing out old favourites just because they're worn out...

5) That he loved Evan, but he was also a little afraid of him from time to time. Evan was just so intense sometimes that it could be frightening to watch, and some of his experiments made Rab wonder a little about his sanity.