Lee's question might have been innocently meant, but it filled Hermione with dread. She knew what she wanted to be doing for Christmas - running away to Brazil with her family. But that wasn't going to happen. Not until they could tie up loose ends first. Rodolphus was the sort to follow her wherever she went just to satisfy his plans. He was tenacious to a terrifying degree. Plastering an insincere smile on her face, she laughed.