"Can't you feel it, Hermione? Surely you know that it's going to happen soon. I thought Christmas was the day that Rodolphus was going to finally make his move, but I was wrong. Or maybe he was and thanks to the potion I added to his wine, I stopped it. Doesn't matter. He's getting desperate and he's getting careless. Without his closest allies, the ones that always helped center him, he's losing touch with reality. It's just going to be a matter of time before he snaps."