She hates that maybe it’s no longer hate she feels for him, hasn’t been for a while now, but rather a sour bitterness and coiled jealousy instead. Because Hermione is filled with overwhelming, all-consuming emotions, and somehow, Malfoy has found a way to harness the same energy into drive and resilience. Somehow, he is so seemingly unbothered that it’s alien, unnatural to Hermione. 