The difference had been that she’d had Harry and Ron to help her get through the initial repercussions. Malfoy had no one. Oh, damnit, Hermione hated feeling empathy toward Malfoy, and it was happening far too often lately. The dividing line between the good guys and the bad guys, the humans and the human monsters – it suddenly seemed so blurred. It was hard to hate Malfoy when he looked so tired.