Just as she was preparing to leave for the day, her red and puffy-eyed assistant walked into the office carrying a delivered message. Hermione didn't even bother hiding the rolling of her eyes. If the girl was that upset over the end of her relationship with Rabastan, she wouldn't have been able to survive a minute in their world without crumbling to bits. Lots of people thought they were strong enough to enter in the ranks of the Death Eaters only to discover quite quickly how wrong they were. Holding the message in her hands, she didn't open it until the horrible witch was out of the room.