Hermione ignored him; she was too enthralled to be annoyed by his quip. Instead, she took a seat at her desk and turned back to the beginning pages. It was published in 1584. She noticed the author was anonymous. The preface referenced such famous muggle authors, clergy, and philosophers such as Geffrey Chaucer, Johannes Cassianus,Thomas Moore Knight, Leo II. Pontifex, Dionysius Areopagita, and Socrates. At least she thought they had been muggles.