Tom pointed to where she should stand, and she moved towards the center of a perfectly drawn runic circle. The clouds began to part, and the moonlight shown upon the clearing. The knights began to chant, and the moonlight began to make her skin glow. Her eyes met the Dark Lord’s and He nodded encouragingly. Before her, Abraxas Malfoy presented a chalice which Hermione dutifully took. She looked to the Dark Lord again and He nodded again. She drank it, whatever it was she did not know.