There was something very telling about a man who would use physical violence against a woman. Especially one that was so much smaller. Somehow Hermione couldn't imagine that Bellatrix would ever allow the violence in her own home. At least not unless there was some sort of adult game being played behind the closed doors of their bedroom. Hermione didn't want to travel down that sick line of thinking. Rodolphus was the sort of man who could hold his temper for a very long time without exploding. Possessed of an extraordinarily long fuse, when the end was finally reached, it was explosive. She'd been unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end of his ire more times than most. Perhaps his frustration with her was because at every turn she disappointed him simply by not being the woman he wished she was. How was anyone supposed to succeed in that sort of environment?