"Draco left for the same reasons as Pansy," Hermione said at last, heart pounding hard in her chest. She didn't want to argue but she couldn't just let this slide. "For selfish reasons. To gain protection for himself, and his mother. He didn't defect because of any grand change in his beliefs, but because they were hurting him, and he had to get away before they hurt him anymore." Hermione blinked, throat feeling choked, wondering how much she could tell Ginny about Pansy. It wasn't her secret to tell. She settled for a quiet: "They were hurting her too, Ginny."