He nearly tripped over his own feet as he snagged her wrist before her fingers touched the fire. Immediately, Hermione started thrashing, her screams growing in both pitch and desperation. "NO! No! Please! PLEASE! Y-you promis- promised. Please! Let me go. Let me. Please. PLEASE. BLAISE!!" She tipped forward, nearly bent double over the arm he had banded across her chest.