Hermione never mentions what she hears through the bathroom door; the first slew of muffled, angry curses, and the rough, quickly stifled sobs that follow, half-hidden beneath the sound of rushing water. Hermione has a feeling that the breakdown at the end of every day is old habit for him, and the thought of it turns her stomach for more than one reason. She wonders how long Malfoy has been coming upstairs with blood staining his skin and his clothing. She wonders how long he has been going into his bathroom to try to wash the blood away, as if anything could wash out the blood of the innocent.