The Hogwarts term started again on January 4th, Hermione had decided she would come back early on New Years Eve and unpack, get ready for classes and more importantly, prepare for a dreaded conversation with Draco. Hermione was exhausted after her conversation with Ron, it was very useful really and Harry and Ginny had been there too supporting her. Ron had heard some Ministry gossip about a month prior but wasn’t overly convinced of its credibility. Paired with the fact he assumed it had no impact on anyone he cared about he didn’t think much of it. After talking with Ginny after dinner and guessing Hermione’s feelings ran a little deeper for Draco than friendship it became apparent it was relevant information after all. 