"He’ll kill me, this time. No more torture, just death. There are no second chances with the Dark Lord, when it comes to things like this." The phrase falling from Draco’s lips made Hermione’s spine shiver. She wondered if Ron had his wand. If he was conscious enough that he could take out Blaise. She didn’t want to die. She didn’t want to die. What if Draco couldn’t kill Blaise? What if he valued his friend over Hermione? She didn’t know. She didn’t know how much she meant to him. More than a friend with old loyalties and years of shared beliefs?