Most recently, her research had brought her to the southern slope of the Himalayas, a region called "Motuo" that remained untouched by modernity. Locals called Motuo "Hidden Lotus" and upon arriving Hermione had to admit the name was an apt description; it was unlike any landscape she'd seen before. A vast array of exotic foliage stretched across the dips of valleys and hills. Snow peaked mountains proudly towered over the land, Hermione found herself longing for a camera as she hiked through kilometers of desolate and treacherous terrain.