And just like that, that numbness she'd been feeling for weeks exploded, leaving her with a myriad of emotions that she could not even think to control. They flowed out from her soul, sizzling through her veins with such ferocity that Hermione felt her skin start to burn. All the anguish and hurt that she'd ignored burst forth from her aching heart. Her head tipped backward as the scream of pain was torn from her lips. With it, her magical core erupted as well, sending a shockwave through the office so strong that it rocked the entire Ministry and the Muggle street above.