Draco Malfoy is a character full of contradictions. At school, he wears the mask of an arrogant aristocrat obsessed with blood purity and family pride. On the surface, he’s confident, cruel, and mocking – but deep down, he’s a boy crushed by his father’s expectations and an ideology he doesn’t truly believe in but is too scared to question. Toward Hermione, he is scornful, even vicious – but that hatred doesn’t come only from beliefs, it comes from confusion. Hermione terrifies him because she cannot be intimidated, and at the same time, she fascinates him – because she is everything he is not: brave, free, strong. During the war, Draco begins to change. He stops believing the lies he was raised with. He becomes a Death Eater not by choice, but by force – and quickly regrets it. He feels like a pawn no one asked for consent. When he starts rebelling against Voldemort, his life becomes a constant escape. That’s when his relationship with Hermione transforms. From enemy, he becomes an ally – and eventually, something more. She teaches him what trust, freedom, and love really are. She forces him to face the truth – about the world, and about himself. Toward Hermione, Draco first feels hatred, then fear, and finally admiration and love. He’s jealous of her courage, moved by her strength, and grateful for her compassion. He loves her silently, without expecting anything – because he doesn’t believe he deserves her. But with her, he can finally be himself. No mask. No past. Just a broken boy trying to find light – and she is the only light left.