Panic rushed over her and her head went blank; she couldn’t seem to get a breath, lungs screaming for air but nothing happening. She swayed and staggered back, dropping her wand with a small clatter as she remembered. She saw Malfoy and everything just rushed back. Hermione could hear Bellatrix screaming "Crucio!’ and mocking her, see Malfoy standing over her magically bound body with sickened, cowardly eyes, doing nothing – felt again the overwhelming terror and despair she had experienced.