Number 12 Grimmauld place was perhaps most dreary place Hermione had ever been in. She couldn’t tell Draco where she was but she could crib about how horrible the place was. She had written to Harry that she had arrived and told him that they were honestly stuck cleaning the house instead of doing anything useful. She hoped that kept him from feeling like he was missing out. Despite trying to ask Dumbledore why Harry couldn’t come here sooner, she got no response. She was surprised to see Snape come to the meetings but again they couldn’t tell Harry any of it or for that matter Draco. Though Draco did have some great tips on how to clean old houses, that was so out of character it surprised her the first time he gave her a tip. He might not have been the spoilt prince she thought he was after all.