Her husband's jealousy was legendary. Everyone who had ever spent even a single moment in his presence knew that it was the emotion that affected him above all others. If he thought that the Dark Lord was paying more attention to a lesser-deserving Death Eater, the unlucky recipient would find themselves in possession of a new enemy. He was not timid about removing those he considered a hindrance to his path of total power. When someone looked upon his wife with anything bordering on lust or admiration, he grew angry. Many times in their marriage Hermione had to shout at him that she was a person, not his possession.