Hermione considered it strange the way Malfoy had re-entered her life. He had been nothing but her childhood tormentor who grew into a cold and still prejudiced young adult on the wrong side of the War. Though he didn’t confirm Harry’s presence at the Manor, he didn’t stop his aunt from torturing her on the drawing room floor. And yet, Hermione had stopped the Memory Charm on Malfoy during that pivotal visit to Azkaban without a second thought. Without knowing the interactions she would come to have with him, she spared his memory and therefore his life. The question was no doubt unspoken between them: Was he deserving of it?