Draco just wants to survive the night, the last thing he needs is for the Weasel to come and strike a nerve.

When the Malfoy family stumble upon a flock of thestrals, Draco is left explaining to Fornax why he can't see them.

"It's simple really," Draco announced, his hands on his hip with a smile positively feral, his teeth a beacon in an otherwise dark room. "It's called quid pro quo, Granger."

Stressed and strung out, Hermione steals a few seconds away before facing the realities of her world.

On the verge of making a life altering choice, Draco would rather do what he wants than what others may think is right. DM/HG

It wasn't that she was a bad wife, or even a bad woman.

Hermione Granger finds her biggest secret unraveling after a series of kidnappings of half-blood heirs. DM/HG and others