Despite knowing the dangers, Hermione refused to be completely defenseless. A lot could happen to a woman alone in a dark room with strange men. She would risk everything to keep her body from being violated. More than once her path crossed those who would seek to overpower her for their own desires. Each time she left them cowering in pain. Or dead. There was a great deal about her life and actions that she knew she would one day regret. That wasn't one of them. She would never apologize for protecting her body. No woman should. So, fully prepared for the fact that she might be caught that night, she clutched the handle of her wand hidden in her coat pocket.