Slicing her throat open would've made it all too obvious who was responsible for her murder. As much as Hermione wished to feel the warm spray of Alecto's life blood splash across her face, she knew that she couldn't make it obvious that she was the culprit. Rodolphus might've been angry to discover what she'd been up to. So, she settled for an abridged session. Thorfinn used his brute strength to break some of her bones. Not for the first time, Hermione considered the fact that she'd never even thought about recruiting the wizard to her former Department in the Ministry a shame. He would've done well.