They had decided that they would meet in secret somewhere in Diagon Alley when they went to get their supplies, so when the day arrived Hermione was all but bouncing on her toes. Once they arrived in Flourish and Blotts by floo and three of them had picked up their books and the boys had wanted to go to the quidditch store while Hermione needed to go pick up potions supplies and she figured she would get Crookshanks some new toys as well. While Kingsley insisted they all stick together, Bill had said that he and Fleur would be happy to be Hermione’s escort and broke away from the gang smoothly.