[ There's thankfully nobody in the training yard this early in the morning, and therefore nobody can witness Hermione Granger sitting in front of a dummy, legs crossed, a tome open in her lap, attempting to wrap the knuckles of her right hand carefully.
According to the instructions of All You Need To K.O.: A Comprehensive and Brief Guide to Boxing, which is half written in Orlesian (she can just about half-understand those parts), she has to hold the end of the bandage in her fist, then roll it over her knuckles, and then -
The important thing, you understand, is that this is after punching Clarisse LaRue in the middle of a mission because the young woman had basically told her to. Did it awaken something in Hermione, the adrenaline rush of a well-aimed punch, the violence, the feeling of competence? Yes, sure, but so does incendio. This is just going to be back-up.
She's decided to take these matters into her own hands, here! (And has therefore found a book promising instructions on how to box, so she doesn't get put through the LaRue School Of 'Just Hit Me You Coward' for self-defence.)
/handwaves in action meet-cute
[ There's thankfully nobody in the training yard this early in the morning, and therefore nobody can witness Hermione Granger sitting in front of a dummy, legs crossed, a tome open in her lap, attempting to wrap the knuckles of her right hand carefully.
According to the instructions of All You Need To K.O.: A Comprehensive and Brief Guide to Boxing, which is half written in Orlesian (she can just about half-understand those parts), she has to hold the end of the bandage in her fist, then roll it over her knuckles, and then -
The important thing, you understand, is that this is after punching Clarisse LaRue in the middle of a mission because the young woman had basically told her to. Did it awaken something in Hermione, the adrenaline rush of a well-aimed punch, the violence, the feeling of competence? Yes, sure, but so does incendio. This is just going to be back-up.
She's decided to take these matters into her own hands, here! (And has therefore found a book promising instructions on how to box, so she doesn't get put through the LaRue School Of 'Just Hit Me You Coward' for self-defence.)
(When have books ever lead her astray?) ]
...what the bloody hell is a pouce?