They chatted for a while after that, and then as Hermione’s eyes grew heavy, she couldn’t bare to go back to her own bed without finishing talking. And yet it seemed like one moment she was listening to Bellatrix talk about Care of Magical Creatures class, and then the next, Hermione awoke in the middle of the night with Bellatrix’s arm wrapped around her waist, holding her close. The witch had somehow managed to coax her beneath the blankets. 