He stepped back to release her from the wall. Scared that she would do something even more foolish and reckless if she remained, Hermione took off running down the Alley, hurrying to put as much distance between them as she could. The first moment she was able to Disapparate away from the area, she returned to her cottage. Nothing in the woods around the cottage could possibly be as dangerous as the wizard she left behind in London. She'd take her chances.