A Different Kind of Magic

He faintly recalls the first time he watched her in first year. Her shoulders were tense, jaw clamped, fingers squeezing the bow. Even then, something in the way she brushed the horsehair against the strings, so effortlessly, mesmerized him.

Draco Malfoy watched Hermione Granger practice her Viola for six years. Returning to Hogwarts after the war, her music offers them both a place of freedom and sanctuary.