            The auror stalked towards her, wand raised. "Miss Granger, I must remind you to calm yourself, or things will get much uglier than any of us would like." He tried to reach for her, but Hermione threw her weight sideways—a mistake, she realized, as her body followed the motion, crashing painfully into the ground as her feet remained locked in place. Hermione yelped as first a bout of pain laced through her hip, then as ropes flew out, snapping her wrists together and yanking her arms behind her back.