The major difference between the two train rides comes with the addition of men in uniform. Lots and lots of men in uniform. Hermione watches as another group of servicemen board their train from the station. From their accents they must be must American GIs. She attempts to sort through her stored knowledge base on the post-war occupation of Europe, but it is unsurprisingly bare. A primary school’s knowledge at best, and her own recent research with Draco focused mostly on the  wizarding war’s impact. 