The first of many surprises regarding Severus Snape came immediately afterwards, when Snape offered his arm to her. It was such an old-fashioned, courtly gesture that Hermione almost snorted derisively. She wasn’t going to take his arm like they were a pair of besotted young lovers. Hermione instead slipped her hands into her pockets, squeezing her wand tightly. It might be the last time she ever held it.