The next few days passed in a dark silence for Draco while Hermione mulled over the proposition. In general, one could be roused from a deep sleep in a traumatic manner; falling, pain, and ultimately, the moment just before death or with death itself split these two. It was not something he had decided lightly. He hadn’t even truly wanted to tell her.  In fact, he had held onto the book for several days after discovering it. 