If their relationship had been allowed to grow and develop without Augustus" constant presence, maybe they would've even been able to find true happiness together. Certainly they made more sense than she did with Augustus. They had more in common when it came to interests and personality traits. Each of them had the same thirst and desire to prove themselves. Their ambition to rise to the top was unmatched by anyone else. Hermione used to wish that Antonin had been the one who took it upon himself to station himself outside her broom cupboard. Maybe life would have been less complicated. Maybe their eventual marriage would've been happier and filled with less violence.