She was grateful to be sitting. The dress Tom forced Hermione to wear was too revealing for her taste. The bottom stopped just below the cheeks of her arse, so should she have to bend down, she'd be completely exposed. And the top of the dress made a majority of her breasts bulge out. The torso was too tight, especially when she was accustomed to wearing loose fitting rags, but if she complained at all to her master about it, he'd make the suggestion of her skipping meals so that it'd fit better.