She came back home with mixed feelings. All the hard work and sleepless nights at the library were for nothing. Hermione went to the library and opened up a book on alchemy that Draco read earlier. She had nothing else to do. Coming up with a new idea for the case was too risky in her position. After her failure at presenting a new idea, the house-elf project would probably be tossed aside too. She lazily flipped through the pages, trying to distract herself from the grim thoughts.