Draco was also away for the first half of the day. They both agreed to pay all the needed visits before Christmas dinner. An unspoken part of the agreement was not asking questions about where they both have gone. But even without any words, Hermione knew that he would visit his parents, just as Draco knew that she would visit the Weasleys. The first thing that came into her mind when she found him silently looking out of a window in one of the tea rooms was how similar it all was. Hermione didn’t need to hear anything to understand how it all went. Her hands slid under his arms as she pulled Draco into a tight embrace. They both went to see people who they cared about, and both got hurt because of it. Hermione didn’t ask him anything about the fight with his father which she certainly knew occurred. Draco didn’t say a word about her once again getting hurt by something related to Harry and Ron. They didn’t feel like crying on each other’s shoulders. Hermione had him and Draco had her. It was enough to keep them happy tonight.