Draco has to practically drag Hermione down the dark back staircase that only the elves use, through the butler’s pantry, and out a small side door. The moon is only a thin sliver in the sky, but Draco knows exactly where they’re going. The stable for the Abraxans is more than half a mile from the Manor, much of it open fields, but nobody is looking for them and all the wards are open to both of them now.