Enola did as ordered, and Hermione fired seven blasting curses into the space under the stairs, decimating it with the force of the spells. She had hoped it would be a cathartic experience, but it didn't erase the echo of Harry's suffering in that tiny, angular alcove of this hated house. The very air itself would be forever tainted by it, stained with Harry's misery, sodden with the silent tears he dared not show to his tormentors.