Returning to the Ministry after a surprisingly relaxing Sunday put Hermione in a much better mood than she had been at the end of the previous week. When she stepped into the fireplace on Friday to return home, she felt the heaviness on her shoulders of a person who wasn't sure they were ever going to accomplish what they set out to do. So many opportunities for failure stood between her and the goal of getting Aberforth Dumbledore released from the prison she was responsible for him wasting away inside. If she was unsuccessful, she might very well find herself inside a nearby cell or worse, executed in front of a public audience. She had to be very careful.