Following a long shower, Hermione dressed and steadied her nerves for another possible confrontation with her husband. Giving him time to think and stew might have encouraged him to renew their discussion. At the bottom of the stairs, she made an abrupt turn towards the kitchen. The door underneath the staircase opened to her surprise. Antonin emerged from the entrance to the basement with a fierce look on his face. Based on his raised eyebrows and his sudden suspicious expression that he wasn't able to hide until after she'd already seen it, he didn't want her to know he'd been downstairs. In the entire time since she'd been back in their home, she had yet to see him go down there.