After eating exactly what she was permitted to prevent her getting sick, Hermione was allowed to take the first shower she could remember having since she was a guest at Shell Cottage following her night of torture in Malfoy Manor. The simple pleasure that she had always taken for granted was an experience she wasn't likely to soon forget. Part of her was afraid that he wouldn't allow her to take another one. A bigger part of her was afraid that she would step out of the shower only to find him watching and waiting for an opportunity to exert even more power over her body. To her great relief, he made it clear early on that he wasn't interested in using his position of power to force her into his bed. She would either find her way there of her own desire or she wouldn't. That had been a kindness she hadn't expected from a Death Eater, and one of the few he ever offered.