Hermione performs rapid introductions and then leads the trio up to her bedroom. She’s rubbed off the faint pencil markings from when she summoned Lucius and hidden Secrets of the Darkest Arts away, so she’s confident there’s nothing to give her away or cast suspicion on her intentions. Crookshanks is lying on her bed; she crosses over and urges him out of her room to keep him safe while she watches them get to work.