The more she knew about Ginny's predicament, the more impossible it became for her to hate the witch. What sort of mother would she be if she just allowed Rodolphus to kill Maisie for her failures? She was doing the best that she could under impossible situations. Anyone who couldn't forgive Ginny or understand why she'd done what she'd done was more of a monster than Hermione could ever dream of being. Sympathy like she'd rarely felt in her life took over her senses.