Ron, surprisingly, was holding up well against Lucius – Hermione would never have expected it from him but he was casting not mere stun and disarming spells, but spells to hurt and injure if not actually kill. She felt a little touch of warmth and worry – it was because of her that Ron was fighting so ferociously, and Hermione hoped that if he killed Lucius he wouldn’t feel too bad about it. None of them had ever killed before, and Hermione guessed the first time always had to be difficult. Although right now she felt like it would be easy for her. And it would feel so good.