Hermione was up bright and early the next morning, and made the horrifying discovery that Draco still had not returned. Real worry for him was beginning to swamp her. What if he had been abducted? Murdered? Of course, it was unlikely that Snatchers would dare invade the sanctum of a duke’s residence, but what if Draco had gone for a walk and then been set upon? For Merlin’s sake, he hadn’t even had any clothes with him!