the “jolt of terrified adrenaline bursting through her” doesn’t necessarily fit with all the possibilities.
I dunno about that. Suppose H&C is someone Hermione was previously disposed to like and trust; then finding that s/he had been behaving like that would be quite a shock. On the other hand, anyone whose past behaviour rendered H&C’s actions not-shocking is probably someone she’d be unhappy finding herself face to face with even in the best circumstances.
(FWIW, I too read “recognition” as probably indicating someone she already knew.)
I dunno about that. Suppose H&C is someone Hermione was previously disposed to like and trust; then finding that s/he had been behaving like that would be quite a shock. On the other hand, anyone whose past behaviour rendered H&C’s actions not-shocking is probably someone she’d be unhappy finding herself face to face with even in the best circumstances.
(FWIW, I too read “recognition” as probably indicating someone she already knew.)