Hermione tried not to flinch as the apparation of the House Elves signalled that the fresh wave of torture was about to begin. Arthur directed the house elves to tackle her bush and the soft downy underarm hair beneath her oxters. He transfigured the dentist chair to provide the house elves with easy access to the offending areas, the shackles on Hermione’s limbs conforming to the path of the transfiguration, presenting her body completely to the mercy of small magical creatures. Severus handed out tweezers to each of the miniture sized helpers, joking to Arthur that he thought "our famed Engineer would enjoy seeing things done in the muggle fashion". Both men guffawed, as they watched the embarrassment reddened on Hermione’s face, as her most intimate hair was removed a follicle at a time. Once the wizards were happy with the unforgiving pace the house elves had set themselves, Hermione watched as her two captors concentrated on their own jobs.