"If anyone suspects that I am doing anything less than ensuring every waking moment of your life is hellish, word will get back to the Dark Lord, and he will give you to Bellatrix rather than me." Hermione's knees gave out a little, and she sat down too. "We are going to need to put on a show", He repeated. "And it's going to need to look like I have been... I'm going to have to -" He swallowed thickly, unable to finish. 