Malfoy is gone all the day-lit hours, in Voldemort's service – demoted but still used, watched and tested constantly for signs of disloyalty. It is difficult, to regain the privileges he once had, and Voldemort is nearly as cruel to the followers he is displeased with as he is to his enemies. Or so she gathers from what she sees, and from the little comments here and there that he lets slip, from his shaking hands and the injuries he always returns bearing. They don't talk about it though, not really. They don't talk about how sometimes when he comes back there is still blood on his clothing, and sometimes it is his, but sometimes it is not, and always he locks himself in the bathroom for a very long time afterward.