Draco might’ve felt her mood when he came back. The rest of the evening he seemed grumpy and was silent on the way home. Hermione both thanked and regretted the decision to say something. Draco did give her an answer. But her reaction ruined it all. As well as she tried to mask it, she needed some time to come to terms with it. That night Hermione twisted the ring on her finger as she laid in bed, trying to accept her fate. She’d do it. If it meant saving Draco’s life, she’d do it.