            Hermione let a full minute pass before she raised her bound wrist. With the other hand, she took hold of the chain and yanked. The tether snapped back instantly, the force sending her stumbling. Just as the backs of her knees hit a bench, the chain jerked free, the mouse writhing on the other end. Hermione tugged the creature towards her, reeling it into her palm. The little mouse danced between her fingers.