It’s been a week since she was released from the hospital. A boring week, full of restrictions and a disappointingly small number of things to do. Hermione didn’t bother to read the Prophet. She already knew that the article would be filled with speculations about her relationship with Draco Malfoy and gossip about Ron and what his reaction was. Whenever thoughts about her future took over, Hermione tried to find something to do. It always helped her clear her mind and sort her thoughts out. Not now. Hermione often found herself rereading the same page multiple times because her thoughts constantly kept distracting her. There wasn’t anything else to do. Ginny took over all the cooking and house chores until Hermione was healthy and refused to listen to any explanations. So, when on Wednesday she agreed that a week was enough for her to rest, Hermione was very pleased. Even the fact that she had a "date’ with Malfoy tonight couldn’t bring her down.