Draco wouldn’t forget her screams as long as he lived, but his own screams drowned hers out this time, after he cast the muffliato charm on the tunnel, stepping into it as he cracked his knuckles over and over against rough stone until Orion released the curse from Hermione. Draco rejoined them, his hand a mangled mess, dripping blood down his wand as he stood in the shadows. It wasn’t until Cepheus began to tell Hermione of his plan, that the tunnels began to empty out, the voices disappearing, leaving the King and his three men alone. 