It was tiring to shelve and reshelve her books every day, but her notes were piling up. Using historical data and books on wandlore, referencing appendices and footnotes, Hermione trawled through data, looking for stories about the elder wand. It would have been frightfully easier if she were familiar with wizarding legends, but she liked to think that researching from a muggle perspective allowed her to see things that wizards might overlook. 