She herself was experiencing intense doubts over her ability to handle the deal. Blackmailing the King of Hogwarts was one thing; negotiating a real alliance with the ruler of the biggest (if poorest) county in the land was another. It didn’t help that this was the first time she’d been back to Gryffindor since leaving it years ago. Of course, her hovel was nowhere near the ducal mansion of the Burrow, but just the knowledge that it was out there was putting her on edge.