With confusion

"P-pardon?" Hermione didn't know what Millicent was talking about. Sure, she knew that Daphne fancied Hermione, and rather enjoyed playing with her body, but Hermione didn't plan on anything beyond getting out of the Slytherins' control.

"Don't play, stupid, mudblood!" Millicent spat. "You may like flaunting your snatch everywhere you've gone this past week, but I know you're up to something! What are you trying to do with Daphne? Seduce her to turn her against us? To try to let you go? To get your clothes back?"

"N-no!" Hermione stammered. She was getting scared. She honestly hadn't planned to do any of that. While she no doubt felt wonderful when Daphne played with her, she wanted to avoid it so she wouldn't get addicted!

Millicent grabbed a branch to use as a switch. "Turn around, mudblood!"

Hermione was panicking now. "I swear! I haven't been trying to turn her against you at all! She's the one that approached me!"

But it was no good. Millicent released the lead, making it vanish, and pulled out her wand and, with a wave, **** Hermione to turn around, still on all fours. "DO. NOT. LIE. TO. ME!" Between each word, Millicent cracked the switch against Hermione's arse. It hurt, but it wouldn't leave any permanent damage, hopefully.

Hermione wanted to suggest that Millicent quiet down to not attract anything to their sounds, but she thought she'd better not. Millicent was angry as is.

"And," Millicent continued, still enraged, "I know you've been talking to someone!"

"I-what?" Hermione asked, quite scared now. "Who?"

"I'm asking the questions here, mudblood!" Millicent shouted. Perhaps it would have been wiser if Millicent was quieter. Hermione was starting to hear shuffling and scuttling in the distance, but she couldn't tell if it was coming closer or not. "I found you talking to an empty portrait when I went looking for you at lunch! And the conversation sounded like you wanted to talk to that Weasley girl! What are you scheming?"

"I-I swear I haven't done anything!" Hermione lied. She couldn't let the Slytherins know that she was asking for more robes for when term started. If they did, they might **** her to send a letter to stop that request!"

"Liar!" Millicent screamed, swatting Hermione's bare arse over and over. Hermione could definitely hear more scuttling now.

"I-I think I hear someth-" Hermione started.

"Quiet, Mudblood! You don't speak until I ask you to speak, you hear me?!"

"Yes, but I think something i-"

"SHUT UP YOU STUPID, STUCK UP SLA-"

But then it happened. A shadow came barreling from between the trees right toward Millicent!