Hermione shook with fear, but she opened her mouth and screamed: "Don't you dare, Draco! Don't you fucking dare! Run – get out of here, don't –" A fist smashed across her face and she choked on her words and on blood, spitting the blood out and feeling a tooth wobble in her gums. God, her parents would be so angry about that, she thought disconnectedly, still reeling from the blow.