He was rather enthusiastic about their partnership. Hermione also couldn’t deny how riveting it was to dive back into an intellectual challenge, she’d never been pushed this hard in her life. She and Malfoy bounced ideas back and forth like they shared two halves of the same brain. It was honestly thrilling to work intellectually with someone who matched her caliber. She didn’t have to slow down to explain anything, or spell things out, in fact he challenged her just as much as she challenged him. 