No matter how convincing her tone might have been, she did have trouble believing Ginny. Years earlier when the Resistance began to make serious strides in becoming more than just an annoyance to the regime, Antonin forbade Hermione from engaging directly with those who had once been her friends. Initially furious that he would dare tell her what to do, she declared that she wouldn't be ordered about by her husband and would be doing as she damn well pleased. Understanding that she was completely serious in her threats, Antonin tried a different tactic. He went directly to their master to tell him how dangerous he thought it would be to have her near the Resistance. Because he was such a trusted follower, the Dark Lord upheld the orders he gave his wife. No longer could she ignore them.