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Draco works in the dementia ward at St. Mungo's, and he loves his job, but he doesn't feel comfortable anywhere else. Recurring tremors in his hands make it hard for him to do things, and he's too embarrassed to let anyone see. So when his schoolboy crush, Hermione Granger, suddenly reappears in his life, all he can do is push her away.
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You'd think the easiest thing in the world would be to sit in a chair and get hypnotised
In her vast kindness, she'll forgive them their error, and Draco will come and visit her sometimes at night, to go see the dinosaurs roam the earth
he just has to know for sure if this old lady—his best friend, Ms Wisteria Banister—is an insane person. He'll still be friends with her if she is, mind. He knows he's in no position to judge
"Wonderful," she says. "That's very beautiful, Draco." She squeezes his hand, and he feels a smile spread across his face.
"Don't you know I can't do anything? I can't even slice up a bloody Murtlap anymore." Hot tears begin to prick at the corners of his eyes. At first he tries to hold them back, but then he reckons there's no reason to. Ms Banister has seen little boys cry before
“And I'd wager, if given the choice, the Murtlaps of the world would remain unsliced." He is crying in earnest now, but he laughs a little bit, too.
"What's the matter with your hands?"
"They don't work anymore. They shake like this all the time. I can't even hold my wand. I can't do anything."Draco begins to cry again, thinking of someone being so cruel to his friend
There's people in dementia wards, people with shaky hands, and people with simply dreadful taste in literature
He walks in front of her desk and feels terribly exposed, just as he does in Dr Dormer's office, like a sad little clown on a big bright stage
As soon as she sees him, her face lights up, and he knows that he was right about her.
"Draco," she says. "You're back!"