Draco never returned the day before after he followed Ginny's quick exit. Whether he was caught up in his orders or he was simply looking for a reason to avoid another confrontation with his guest for a little while longer was unclear. Not that it really should've mattered, but to Hermione, it did. She lay awake in his big, empty bed alone waiting for him to return. Only sheer exhaustion allowed her to finally fall asleep some time after midnight. It felt wrong to be angry with him, like she didn't have a right to feel that way. The lines of their relationship became even muddier with their recent shift in boundaries.