But one thing he truly couldn’t get past was Hermione receiving the mark. He had received the Dark Mark himself, but only within the past month. His first real task was transporting Hermione to and from Hogwarts that night, if it could even be considered one. No other Death Eater had wanted to "lay a finger" on the mudblood, which was necessary to apparate her anywhere, and so the task was thrust upon Draco.