Rodolphus" temper was legendary. Though it usually took him a very long time to reach the end of his fuse, when it happened, everyone around him was in danger. Furious that he'd been thwarted from whatever devious, disgusting plan he had for Hermione's mind, he took his anger out on his furniture. Rabastan made his excuses to run from the Dower House, but Hermione was frozen in fear. What would happen next? She knew she couldn't stay. Grateful that she had the presence of mind to make sure that her beaded bag was in her pocket at all times again, she forced past the pain that was threatening to overtake her entire body. Every movement she made felt slow and exaggerated thanks to the strong potions coursing through her bloodstream. If she didn't move quickly, she knew that she would be trapped.