Without thinking about it, Hermione reached for his hand, sliding her fingers between his and holding on tight. "I Obliviated my parents the summer after sixth year," she confessed, and he whipped his head around to look at her. "I knew I was going to be a target because I was both friends with Harry and muggle-born, and I didn't want my parents getting hurt. So I removed their memories of me and sent them away, and because this fucking war  still  isn't over, it isn't safe for me to try and bring them back." Malfoy opened his mouth as though to speak, but she silenced him with a shake of her head. "I’m just saying, I know a thing or two about suicide missions, and I’m not judging you."