Back then, she had refused to heal her bruises before going into work one day. They were hot to look at, had been her words more or less. And of course, it had started a shitstorm. Everybody had jumped to assume that the abhorrent ex-Death Eater Draco Malfoy was abusing her. After all, no other logical explanation could possibly exist in the entire universe. Draco was a vile, awful person, he had tricked Hermione into being with him, there were even rumours flying around that he had her under the Imperius Curse or a love potion. He’d always had to defend his right to be with her even if it was her choice.