Harry didn't return to the Manor for a week. Ron checked in with Tonks to find he was hiding out with Ginny at Keppel's Column on the far reaches of Wentworth's grounds. The inhabitants of the Manor drifted through the days in shocked silence. Hermione spent nearly every moment surrounded by books, Draco and Ron went obsessively over the plans, and everyone, even Severus, spent at least a little time searching for a solution that didn't exist. If Narcissa hadn't made them, they likely would have forgotten to eat.