He thought it had a decent chance, after his nightly imaginings, but Draco couldn't have guaranteed his stress levels wouldn't override everything else. Learning that Hermione hadn't done anything else, either, helped both of them. He hadn't known that would be the case, of course; he'd only wanted to better understand why she was asking him, of all people. Then her story had gradually revealed itself, Draco painfully prying every sentence out of her.