Voldemort procured his wand and already had aimed it at Hermione’s arm. It hovered above her exposed flesh in hesitation as he looked out at his followers. When not a single one made another move, nor made another bout of words against Hermione, his wand’s tip pressed firmly into Hermione’s skin and immediately, her screams echoed within the forest as Voldemort engraved his Dark Mark into his new Death Eater.