Alecto sounded almost bored, like she would've rather been anywhere else but where she was. There were times that Hermione noticed the friendly mask she wore in her presence slip ever so slightly. She'd been wondering for a while if the older witch wasn't simply pretending to be her friend to achieve her own gains. Carrow certainly wouldn't be the first nor would she be the last. Part of the problem with being so close to power were all of the leeches who wanted some for themselves.