He wasn’t good at romancing anyone, either. Yes, he knew how to seduce someone into going to bed with him, but romance? Being gentle and kind to someone? Spending time with someone? Going on dates? That sounded like hard work, and he wasn’t ready for that. Besides, his heart was known to be cold, and he left a big trace of broken hearts in his wake, but Hermione– well, Hermione was somehow different, and not just because of this stupid contract he had made with Potter and Parkinson.