Still, Hermione kept her head down, staring down at her shoes, while Malfoy spoke little and with a deadpan manner, looking bored as ever as if wishing to be anywhere else but here. None of the conversationalists stayed to chitchat for long, even the maddest of them visibly disturbed by the High Reeve’s cruel demeanor. When she saw the last three pairs of designer shoes leave her field of vision, she asked quietly, "Where is Blaise?"