Staying in Thorfinn's empty house turned out to be the best decision for the moment. If Rodolphus was even aware after being unceremoniously tossed into the snow that his prisoner was no longer in Malfoy Manor, he hadn't yet considered the possibility that Hermione was in Hogsmeade. Christmas Day passed with no incidents. No one came home or blasted the doors off the hinges. It gave her the opportunity to rest her exhausted body and consider her next moves.