And she meant it. Everything changed. Rodolphus would have to pay for what he'd done. Another mother couldn't be forced to live in such fear. If she wasn't careful, Hermione could very well be next. There was no longer any reason to stay in that house. She'd gotten the answers she needed. Before she walked out of the door of the bedroom, Hermione turned around to look one last time at the broken woman seated at the edge of the bed.