"No," he growled, barely refraining from shaking her forcibly. "You will do no such thing," he demanded before taking two fingers and placing them at the base of her jaw. "I'm sorry, but you leave me no other choice." He spared her a mere second of confused shock before using his newly awakened powers. Loki forced Hermione into a deep sleep, his magic surging forth and into her body to knock her unconscious. He caught her before she could hit the ground, her body hanging limply in his arms.