They worked in companionable silence for several hours before a commotion interrupted them. A shrill female voice could be heard arguing with the house elf. "Leave me alone, you foul toad. He's going to talk to me. He can't just ignore me because he got bored!" Thorfinn stood and started for the door, blocking Hermione's view, and blocking her from view. "Thorfinn, you arse. Nobody just drops me and gets away with it." Even though she couldn't see the witch, Hermione knew that voice, Ginny Weasley.