Hermione knew a thing or two about the High Reeve, and none of those things were any good. She heard he was Voldemort’s most trusted Death Eater, that he was ruthless and merciless, ready to kill everyone and anyone who dares to stand in his way. She heard he had no morals, that he thrived amidst this war where monsters alike him could show their true faces without any retribution, and that everybody, even Death Eaters themselves feared him tremendously.