In fact, I was so engrossed in the flames that I didn’t hear Mum’s footsteps until my door opened. "Hermi-" She stopped herself as I snapped my head up to her. Her eyes were zeroed in on the flame in my hand. "HERMIONE JEAN GRANGER!" She yelled, causing me to flinch and the flame snuffing out in an instant. "What have we told you about using tha-that power!"