Ron put his arm around Hermione's shoulders, murmuring bolstering words to her, and she tried to focus on him, but she couldn't help watching Malfoy, as Harry took him away. He threw a look over his shoulder back at her, grey eyes glittering with a conflicting mix of gratitude and resentment. Hermione wondered if he noticed the mingled pity and hate in her eyes. She wiped her wet face and gasped in a juddering breath, letting Ron lead her after Malfoy and Harry, towards the stairs and her cosy bedroom.