Hermione's mind was working overtime as she stared across the room in a daydream, envisioning rotting corpses of her loved ones dragging their depleted bodies across the ground to claw up her legs and pull her down with them. A growling noise entered her senses and she jumped slightly when she realised she had been staring directly at Malfoy across the room. She cleared her throat and turned to face Katie again, listening closely.