He'd left the drawing room via side door only moments after Blaise had followed Hermione out and had hidden himself in the bathroom in the long minutes since. He needed to get back in there. Needed to corner Theo, ask him what a "missing core" meant, needed to get Astoria to tell him what she had said to Hermione. Very likely needed to apologize to Hermione for whatever shit Astoria spewed. Needed to leave. With a grunt, cursing himself for being such a fucking coward, he yanked the bathroom door open and stepped into the hall. He hadn't gone more than a few feet when Blaise's voice drifted down the hall, coming from what Draco knew to be the kitchen. Curious, knowing that Blaise had followed Hermione and that she was likely with him, he stepped quietly down the hall, keeping himself in the shadows.