He'd tried to stop himself from saying too much, but he'd let slip plenty before he fell silent, and it confirmed what Hermione had thought for quite some time – this was Malfoy's penance. His punishment, for being on the wrong side. Being here was his way to try to make some kind of twisted amends and find forgiveness...only the problem was that for every bit of help he might lend to the Order, he was definitely taking part in the harm of innocents. He would never be clean – he would never make up for the harm he caused, because the very nature of his duties as spy were to keep dirtying his hands, over and over.