Needing to feel like she was doing something, Hermione took her first shower since just before they left for Hogwarts. Once she was clean and dressed in clothes that she hadn't slept in, she stepped outside into the cool night air. Focusing on her intended destination, she was soon standing in front of a house she'd been to countless times in the past. Ignoring the nagging reminder in the back of her head that it was entirely too late for a social visit, she knocked on the front door. Almost an entire minute passed before it was finally opened.