Hermione noticed, for the first time, that Lupin was blocking everyone else's entrance into the room. With magic, no less. Ginny was even being blocked by the force field. She understood why Severus was still alive -- they couldn't get to him.
"Ignore them," Lupin demanded, his anger evident in his eyes, but his voice controlled. "I need to know what happened. What is happening. I need to know, damn it!"
"I'm not your ward," she finally shot back.
He glared at her in awe. "What?"
She sighed heavily. "I'm not your ward. I don't have to explain myself to you."