But as she writhed on the floor, screaming until her throat bled, Hermione felt Draco through her ring. She felt him anchor her to a place without pain. As Draco sent panicked love through the connection of their two rings, her brain grasped onto the positive emotions with everything it had, and the pain receded in her mind. She still writhed on the floor, agony still ripped through her, but she could make the Cruciatus Curse fade into the background.