"I am sorry I haven’t been fair to you and Ron. Especially about Malfoy,’ she rushed to say. Draco knew she was crying. "I see something in him, Harry. Not goodness. Not light. But strength. I know he seems like the same Draco Malfoy, and yet he isn’t. He is more human, he has suffered loss, made so many hard choices.’ Looking at Harry’s blanched face she rephrased, "I am not defending him. It’s just that all of us had always had good people to guide us. He had Lucius Malfoy. He is damaged. But he doesn’t always need to be like this. I know you know this, and this is why you spoke on his behalf to the Ministry. Yes, I found that out from Kingsley. All I am asking is do the same for his mother.’