            After one last, searching look at the Veil, Hermione left the cold chamber to its haunting peace. To her relief, she was the first one back to the cubicles. At least she could have a few more minutes of quiet before the post-lunch chatter began its usual swarm. She grabbed a report from the top of her towering stack, pinched a quill between her fingers, and tried her best to focus on the reading at hand. She had only made a few redactions when a knock sounded on the frame of her cubicle.