"If we had the proper ingredients, I could probably make you some vanilla ice cream," Hermione offers. "My dad and I used to make our own during the summertime; there's less sugar that way."

The way Ruby talks, it almost sounds like how someone like Greyback might have spoken about his lycanthropy, and she's not sure how to take that. "And you're sure you're in control of yourself then? You don't black out, or experience any moments when the wolf is so strong that it would do something you wouldn't ordinarily do, like hurt someone you care about?"