Since Pansy had caught him and Hermione together, Martin had been nervous around Pansy, fearing that she secretly judged him or even hated him for acting so brazenly in Lord Malfoy’s home. Hermione had told him that she was an ally and could be trusted, but it had done little to assuage his paranoia—until now. She was polite and friendly, and through all their interactions that day he never sensed any hostility, and it put him at ease.