They had only made it two steps further before Betty Blotts descended on the pair. Malfoy’s grip on her hand tightened, expecting to be thrown out, but instead Betty grabbed both sides of Malfoy’s face and pulled him into a one-sided hug, one arm was plastered to his side while the other jutted awkwardly behind him, his hand still holding Hermione’s. She released him, "You poor, poor thing, you were the sweetest little boy, coming into our shop with your beautiful mum, and every time we saw you, you were carrying around a stuffed Welsh Green, and you had two fingers shoved in your mouth instead of a dummy. Just the sweetest boy. You’re welcome here any time you want, with or without our Hermione. Do you understand? Don’t be a stranger, deary."