Which is why I say my a). He had no believable way of predicting this outcome, and the one he almost certainly expected didn’t happen(well, it partially did, p>0.5 Draco is lost to Harry now, but Hermione is not), but it’s still a result that was worth the effort he put in, so I doubt he’s shedding too many tears.
Which is why I say my a). He had no believable way of predicting this outcome, and the one he almost certainly expected didn’t happen(well, it partially did, p>0.5 Draco is lost to Harry now, but Hermione is not), but it’s still a result that was worth the effort he put in, so I doubt he’s shedding too many tears.