Mostly, Hermione attempted not to glare at Kingsley before her. Being in his proximity brought back a myriad of ill feelings. She had flashbacks of herself lying on her bed in her dormitory feeling alone and used. It was an indescribable feeling of abuse–to have given so much of herself during the War only to have her magic used so carelessly for nothing. Internally, she was battling to fight off the currents of darkness beneath her surface.