They made their way to the Head Mistress’ office, with as much haste as possible. Draco figured Hermione didn’t want anyone to see the two of them together. He didn’t know why that thought did not sit well with him. When the gargoyle opened with the password she whispered, Draco entered the dreaded office. All other worries subsided the moment he stepped in and the biggest worry of all zoomed in on him. Suddenly he felt claustrophobic, as if the walls themselves were closing in on him. He had never felt like this before and that made him scared and not just for him. Draco knew he was about to make something happen and the only one near enough to hurt was Granger. But before his fear could transform into magic, he felt a soft touch on his hand. Hermione Granger had wrapped her fingers around his wrist.