If it were true, would Kingsley be so power-hungry and determined to restore the trust and good name of the Ministry of Magic that he himself would resort to murder? Or did he have someone else doing his dirty work? Could Harry possibly be complacent or blind enough to not realise what was happening around him? The thoughts were terrifying–mainly because they were plausible. Without much else to occupy her days at Hogwarts, Hermione’s mind ran down dark rabbit holes.