Wandless were Muggle-born witches and wizards who had become vagrants and homeless after being stripped of their wands, jobs and families by Voldemort's regime at the Ministry of Magic. These individuals were accused of having stolen magic from "real" wizards and witches by the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. Some were sent to Azkaban Fortress, but others were apparently simply forced to live as vagabonds, huddling in doorways at Diagon Alley. They tended to beg and plead with more prosperous wizards that gave patronage to the street's establishments, though they were thoroughly ignored, and in many cases abused by Death Eaters and their supporters. Some did not take their persecution lying down however, as one attacked Hermione Granger, who at the time was disguised as Bellatrix Lest