She merely crawled to one side as gracefully as she could, still on her knees, leaving the front of the locker free for Malfoy to work on. As soon as she was far enough away, the boy squatted down in front of the locker. He was then at the same height as the kneeling girl. Though he wasn’t looking at her at all, or perhaps precisely because of that, Hermione was surprised to find her eyes locked on his profile, unable to look away.