Hermione's headache hadn't yet abated by the next morning. After spending the entire day in bed with the windows covered with thick curtains, she hoped that it would be better. When Antonin returned home just before midnight to find his son awake and worried about his mother, he'd begged her to take a potion for the pain. She continued to refuse. The world was too unsettled to be vulnerable enough to attack. Under the influence of the potions that were designed to supposedly settle her confused mind, she was defenseless.