She fought back a groan. Why didn't she consider the fact that the Ministry's file rooms were on the same level? Turning on her heel with an authoritative expression on her face, Hermione stared down the horrid Umbridge woman. Over the years, the disgraced file clerk learned a healthy amount of fear for her former student. In the past, she would scurry out of her way like a mouse. Had her long absence emboldened the woman?