Hermione did so. Even in this unimportant part of the servants’ area, the floor was made of smooth stone, the walls draped with silken hangings. She barely had time to marvel at the Slytherins’ wealth before the servant was back. Behind him trailed what she thought at first was a child; upon closer inspection it turned out to be a man, but one so short that he barely came up to her shoulder, and she herself was no giantess.