She and Narcissa were in the White Room for today’s meeting. Done up in shades of cream and pearl, it overlooked the Manor’s extensive gardens, where green-liveried workers moved to and fro as they watered the plants. Narcissa herself matched the décor: she was in a clinging, sheer silvery dress beneath which her corset and chemise showed shockingly black. Hermione was in muted blue robes.