Many of the guests, especially those she hadn't seen yet, were eager to speak with her for at least a few moments. Maybe they were all trying to figure out for themselves the true reason for her long absence. Hermione wasn't sure if she was relived or not to discover that only a few people in their society actually knew she ran away. Most were eager to swallow the carefully crafted lies in the Daily Prophet about her travels abroad. Antonin made certain that Albert Runcorn used his propaganda machine to keep all mention of his injuries and her defection from the newspapers. Albert spun many convincing tales about their actions the past year. It made returning that much easier for Hermione. Of course, there were always a few who were suspicious.