Who could blame her? Malfoy had coveted her all this time. Neville knew he was not so vain that he had become interested in Hermione only for her looks; the both of them were clever, sometimes ruthless individuals with a dislike for failure. They would have been well matched had Draco never been born in a figurative viper’s nest, and even then, Neville doubted Hermione would have given him the time of day had he actually courted her like a normal person.