She'd been placed in a full body bind by the master of the house. Where he'd come from at the absolute worst moment, she couldn't be sure. It was entirely possible that he'd never actually left the house and had been witnessing the entire conversation. His certainly wouldn't be the first wizarding house she'd been in with secret rooms and hiding places used to spy on the inhabitants. Rodolphus" first punch landed straight on Rabastan's jaw. She could only see part of the scuffle that happened in her frozen sight, but she could hear everything. Afraid of what was going to happen next and her inability to protect herself, Hermione internally berated herself for allowing Rabastan to distract her even for a moment. She knew the danger she was perpetually in and couldn't afford to forget it for a second. Of course, she also knew that no one was perfect and expecting perfection out of herself was just asking for failure. They were all flawed human beings. Nothing, no matter the amount of magic and power they could amass, would ever change that fact.