Beyond the first few minutes after midnight, Hermione's Christmas was rather uneventful. As soon as she left Malfoy Manor behind, she returned to Hogsmeade. It was dangerous to go back to the place that had proven to be so unfriendly to her, but she had few options. There was simply no way she would put Augustus and Rosalind in danger and Fenrir's cottage had already been compromised. She had to assume that Rodolphus wouldn't immediately go looking for her in a place that might seem too obvious. Hiding in a Muggle hotel would be considered a more likely place than the home of her husband's best friend.