For the second time that day, Hermione found herself up against Draco Malfoy. She had bounded up to the top step too quickly and didn’t see that he was on his way down. They bumped into each other rather forcefully. Although unlike their previous collision, there was no lingering; this impact had been so strong that they knocked heads and Hermione had fallen several steps backward. Luckily, she managed to avoid tumbling down the entire staircase. She was also internally grateful that she was wearing jeans, a wool jumper,  and a bra this time.