For years now the Ministry had been trying to learn the identify of the Puritan Ripper – a moniker that still made her cringe when she heard it. No one knew who was targeting the most elite of Pureblood society – or why – but those from the Order had their suspicions. Every murder victim had been a Death Eater and while the majority of them were slashed and torn until unrecognizable, the small section of their forearms that bore the last hints of the Dark Mark were always clear of disfigurement. Hermione made sure of that.