Far from being bothered by her rudeness, the wizard smiled and chuckled softly. She amused him. Hermione felt insulted for half a second until she remembered she had long ago stopped caring what that man thought of her. Their paths might have crossed several times, but they were in completely different spheres. He had always done what he could to stay on the outside of things, to be away from the Dark Lord as much as possible. She had always done what she could to stay on the inside of things, to be as close to the Dark Lord as much as possible.