But Draco didn’t look at his mother. He was still only staring at Hermione and she desperately wished he would look away. It wasn’t safe for him, he had to pretend that he felt nothing for her except hatred. If anybody found out that he had given her the bracelet, that he had warned and protected her... His side didn’t tolerate missteps like that. And the punishment was undoubtedly a brief and swift killing curse. But not without a few casts of the cruciatus beforehand.