Hermione had thought Draco had gotten past the despair that had consumed him when he had first arrived; she had thought the depression that had hung like a cloud over his head had been blown away. He had seemed so much happier lately – almost normal. Or whatever passed for normal for a Malfoy. But apparently all his issues were still there, he had just been hiding them better, or perhaps too distracted by Hermione at the moment to dwell on his worries.