Hermione sniffs a little again, though this time it's more of a derisive sound. "It sounds like some of the pureblood wizarding families. Doesn't that result in a lot of inbreeding?" If she sounds just a touch judgmental, that's because she is. More than a touch, perhaps.

Though she knows she's going to regret asking and feels just a little sick at the prospect, she raises her eyes to meet Bull's and quietly asks, "What do they do to the elves?"