He strode to the Thestral stables, abandoning the small fortune of clothing behind in his room without a second glance. Abandoned too was Astoria; caught up in frenzied imaginings of what Hermione might be undergoing, he forgot about her until he was already in the air with Viper. He spared a moment to wonder dispassionately what she was thinking about the sudden exile of her fiancé. Then he passed the rest of the journey planning slow and painful deaths for the entire Weasel clan, starting with Ron and Frederick.