When a person who seems intent on getting Draco in trouble for crimes he did n't commit throws them in each other 's way , neither is exactly averse to the situation . But obsession , whilst perhaps a good idea in the abstract , is going to prove a very ugly reality.Author 's Notes : Dedicated to hpstrangelove , who made a very generous contribution to the fight for marriage equality as part of the LJ community livelongnmary , and provided me with the prompt for this novel in return . The title comes from the following quote by Aldous Huxley : Single - mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons ; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. The chapter titles come from various Shakespeare plays ; the name of Tudor Palliser is a play on Anthony Trollope 's character of Plantagenet Palliser.The Same Species As ShakespeareChapter One '' Though This Be Madness You 're certain. Kingsley rapped his fingers on the desk for long moments before leaning back in his chair .
He looked as though he was a few minutes away from folding his arms and pouting .
Emotion: Anger