Hermione and Draco arrived as the party was reaching its pinnacle. They slipped in the side door and headed upstairs to Hermione's room, passing no one. After they had connected with the Order, Harry had bought a few things to the Manor for her, but she was eager to pack up some more clothes. She then raided the library, pilfering what felt like hundreds of books and filing them carefully into her mini-library before putting everything into her old beaded bag for transportation. She was sure that between Wentworth and the Manor, there was the key to removing the Mark. She refused to contemplate the alternative.