The fight continued in the bathroom with ample silencing spells coating the room. She'd slapped her husband and for once, she thought he might actually hit her back. Instead, he ripped his pillow off their bed and slept downstairs on the sofa. Apparently enduring a sore back was preferable to another moment in his wife's presence. She didn't care. Hermione took advantage of his absence to take up more of the bed than was absolutely necessary. Antonin never tried to surprise her with a birthday party again. They were all scheduled well in advance and he forced her to attend each and every one of them.