Hermione sighed to herself as she slipped into one of the back alleys of Hogsmeade village. She had done everything that she needed to do and only one thing was left on her agenda for the day. She had passed Patil, Weasley and Potter earlier and had given them all a polite nod in greeting. Patil offered to take her to one of the clothes shops on the high street but Hermione had waved away the offer ("Thanks so much for the invitation," She had said," But there's a bunch of Slytherins down here. If they see us together...well...it won't be pretty back in the Common Room."). She had also passed Weaselette, and her friend Lovegood on her way to one of the alleys. 