Hermione said nothing. She only gripped Malfoy’s hand tighter. The force she applied to his hand was transferred to the wand official’s throat. He made one quick attempt at a breath before his oxygen supply was suddenly diminished. His puffy red face turned many colors–dark blue, bruised purple, and eventually a sallow grey. The harder her fingers gripped down on Malfoy, the faster the life was drawn out of the official.