Ever since the Sorting Ceremony five years ago, they had been her constant company. Draco found what an excellent study partner Hermione made, especially in Care for Magical Creatures, when she encouraged him to make friends, and not enemies with Buckbeak. It was their days spent in the sun that made Draco see the smattering of freckles across her nose, and how small her hand was after she'd grabbed his hand before she could fall.