"Sorry!" Hermione squeaked, escaping to the other side of the room where she started a conversation with Melinda Bobbin, now that she was free from Slughorn, who had begun speaking with Blaise Zambini. Bellatrix hadn’t seemed to mind Hermione's sudden departure and had moved to talk with Ginny, but Hermione felt the strange current of emotions tumble through her. Hermione knew she should do something about this, but whatever this was, she was uncertain. 