"Do you really think this is for the best?" Alistair paused, asking in a gentle, coaxing tone, "Do you really not need friends? Even when you could have them?"
"No..." Draco Malfoy felt a momentary confusion, but then he recalled his father's words: "In the Malfoy family, there is no such thing as eternal friendship—only transactions and interests."
He was certain his parents loved him deeply, but apart from family, could relationships with anyone else only be based on mutual interest?
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