The level of disappointment on young Hermione's face was incalculable. It was like her entire world had collapsed down on top of her. Harry's heart raced with sorrow as he watched her hopeful expression deflate and crash to the floor. She clutched at her chest, as if struggling to breathe. Then her head bowed and her entire body sagged. She tucked in behind the bannister to retrieve her always-overloaded school satchel. She heaved it onto her shoulder with a broken groan, then slumped off sadly down a deserted corridor, wiping the once-kissed back of her hand across her newly glistening cheeks.