—!" Lucius turned towards her, shocked that she had come out into the gardens, especially having come out this far into the gardens. "You shouldn’t be out here right now. Not today." His stern voice echoed throughout her head as Hermione could hear the back doors of the Manor burst open loudly and very suddenly. Hermione didn’t turn around at first, scared to disconnect the eye contact that there was between herself and Lucius, but Hermione suddenly shivered as she heard the familiar cackle entering the outside air.