There was no reason to linger any longer in the tavern that was quickly filling up with students. Once outside, they both Apparated to London. Hermione arrived first. Perhaps it was because she'd recently been to the location or because Thorfinn was already drunk. He landed moments later, just long enough to make her start to second-guess herself. While there was very little that she wanted more than to make Alecto bleed and cry, she wondered if she shouldn't have been more careful. Eventually she would start killing people that Rodolphus would be angry about. Was she prepared for his wrath?