At first, Hermione had been surprised, but she soon realised it was to keep her grounded in her childhood when she would counter with stories from her upbringing and the parents she no longer had. The first afternoon, she had cried herself to sleep in Draco's arms and from the grief that still sang through her body. Draco had just held her and attempted to dry her eyes until she had no more sobs left to wrack through her weakened body.