Professor Sprout approached their table to check on Malfoy's work. His plant had been so well pruned that the teacher had no choice but to congratulate him. The lesson ended, and amidst the general bustle, Hermione lost sight of the reticent Pureblood again. Draco had been the quickest in the class to put everything in order and leave, as if he were running away from her and from the truth he had just let slip.