"Now ... how do we normally do this?" Ron went on, in that chillingly conversational manner. He might as well have been there in the flesh, holding Hermione down with his boot rather than his mind. Where had he learned such Dark Magic ... and where had he been hiding it all this time? Hermione felt utterly stupid for not paying more attention to the changes in him. His rancid intent was so clear now. Had she been so afraid of the abuses that she hadn't seen the bigger picture?