Hermione's quiet for a moment when Red mentions never having met a wolf that relished eating people. She could tell her stories about Fenrir Greyback,and how Hermione had watched as he bit into a young girl with manic glee during the Battle of Hogwarts, but she doesn't exactly enjoy discussing Greyback. He'd been the sole reason Hermione doesn't automatically assume that all werewolves are tragic heroes like Remus anymore.

She does get confused when Red doesn't seem to know what Animagi are, though, and Hermione's wondering more and more if she's somehow walked into a very different magical community from any of the ones she's used to. Especially when she gets praise for something as simple as a Freezing Charm.

"Thank you," she says first, since propriety always wins out. "But it's basic magic. I think I learned it my second or third year at school."

After a moment's hesitation, she explains, "Animagi are wizards and witches who've learned to turn themselves into a specific animal. A dog or a rat, for instance. If someone willingly learned how to become a wolf, they'd still have complete control of themselves while transformed."

Unsure of how much more she'd say might need explanation, she asks, "You're not a witch, then, are you? Do you at least know someone who could make you a Wolfsbane potion?"