Normally this mundane task fell to one of the house staff – almost always to Winky since she had the best taste among them – but they were over the moon with their own list of things to do to prepare for the gala the family would be hosting. Astoria was away for the weekend, running some errand for Narcissa though Hermione had no idea what it was, and being herself cordially not invited to the gala this year, she opted to compile a small to-do list of her own to keep herself busy.