He couldn't deny what was obviously the truth. Instead of speaking, he simply sighed and went back to his tea. Silence continued for several minutes. When his breakfast was over and he could seemingly stand to be around his houseguest no longer, Draco rose to his feet. Before he could step away and hide for the remainder of the day as he was apt to do when it became uncomfortable between them, Hermione asked him a question she'd been wanting to ask for weeks.