"She’s fine. We’ve been keeping her in a magically induced sleep since removing the Imperius." she saw Malfoy look up at her sharply, a little life springing into his eyes in the form of worry for his mother. It wasn’t usually recommended to keep someone sedated magically for too long; it had been known to cause side effects that weren’t desirable. "Because we can’t afford the time and effort to deal with her if she doesn’t want to be here and tries to escape or fight us. But we’ve been looking after her, and she’s okay, and we’ll be waking her up soon, I think. You – you don’t need to worry, Malfoy," Hermione continued reassuringly, feeling the oddest compulsion to be gentle with him, and Malfoy let out a breath and nodded.