The next option was to walk. According to her calculations it would take them three hours to arrive on foot. Although not completely unrealistic, Hermione worried about the oddity of three muggles wandering idly along the long open country roads. That left them with the final option, apparating. The problem with this was that if someone were on guard nearby they would hear the crack, possibly sense the incoming magic. Theo’s idea to solve this was to apparate directly to the gates and catch them off guard. "Come on Hermione, if we apparate into the trees it gives them time to warn others. If we appear right behind them, we stun them and tie them up somewhere. It’s our best bet."