Hermione couldn’t help but think about the irony that Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy were the ones leading this case in particular as the meeting dragged on. With the connection to the Black family and Voldemort, this case hit so close to home for all three of them. While her nightmares had never really gone away, they had increased significantly since the night she saw the snake on Malfoy’s arm come to life. She wondered what kind of long-buried torment this was dragging out of the depths of both of their brains. 