"It’s as if someone told them you intend to marry me’ Hermione commented. Even if he tried to hide it, Hermione saw the letters Draco wrote to half of the purebloods in Britain, making clear that they had to extended their support to her as well if they didn’t want to meet their end. The words he used implied a relationship that way not a simple partnership, nor a passing fancy, but something far more permeant, and Hermione, surprisingly, doesn’t mind at all. A smile that she can’t hide curves her lips, and it makes Draco smile, too.