Over the years that the older woman pretended to be her friend, Hermione often wondered how she could forgive her for the open secret that she murdered Amycus Carrow. Though he would've done the same to her if given the chance, she'd enjoyed what she did to the horrible man. While it made her a little paranoid in the beginning to wonder why Alecto continued to be friendly with her, she knew that the life of a Death Eater was complicated. Alliances were often made with people they loathed just for a little bit of extra power or influence. Alecto's behavior hadn't been that strange.