Draco had left the Great Hall, striding not for the Slytherin dormitory, but up, up to the top of the Astronomy Tower. It was always a good place for thinking, after all. As he strode up the stairs, taking them two at a time and as light as a deer, Draco thought of what was going on. Someone had set a trap for him - and likely not because of what he'd done, but for their own purposes. He shook his head, as he crested the tower, looking out at the oncoming rainclouds.

Someone needed to learn that Draco Malfoy was not their personal fall guy.

Someone was going to pay.

Draco Malfoy needed to figure out what exactly was being pinned on him. That was first. Then he'd be able to figure out exactly who had done it. Hopefully. As he strode down the stairs, he realized that he wasn't going to be able to find enough evidence before the meeting with Snape. Too many people would skip breakfast, and he needed a pinpoint on someone to truly shake them down.

Still, there was always Vince and Greg. Perhaps they'd seen something? Perhaps even Nott or Zambini could be bribed into telling him if Snape had searched his belongings. It would be just his luck that someone'd put a Dark Artifact into his trunk, and then called Snape to squeal.

No, Draco Malfoy thought, I'd do better just to see what Snape wants. Maybe someone's decided to start a stupid rumor, like I'm in love with the Mudblood (or the Weaselette) - they'd better not have started a rumor that I'm in love with Ron Weasley, I'll shatter someone for that.** Everyone should know I have better taste than Ronald Bilius Weasley!

**he means it too. Shatter in this case refers to a substantial number of broken bones.

[a/n: Well, Draco was going to set a ton of different traps, but then I realized that Snape's lecture/yelling/detention-giving was likely to give Draco many more clues than whatever he'd manage to cobble together on his own. So, instead, he's coming up with responses to the potential trouble he's been gotten into. Note that unlike the Gryffindors, he's willing to eat whatever punishment Snape dishes out. He's looking towards the future, and towards making someone pay.

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