It was then something momentous dawned on Draco. Sometime, in the past few months, he had actually fallen in love with Hermione Granger. He wasn’t sure how it happened or even why. May be it was when he told her about his Dark Mark. Or may be it was when she let herself cry in front of him. Or just may be it was the moment his mother brought up her name today. The way he became angry at the very thought of having to defend someone like her. Or may be it was when she talked about Dobby, the way her eyes would light up with excitement. May be he had fallen in love with how she stood up for what she believed. How she believed in him.