Just before she was ready to go home for the day, Hermione began organizing the files on her desk. She was using the hours at work each day to catch up on everything that she'd missed while she was on the run. When she was far from Hogsmeade and her husband, she wanted to pretend that that part of her existence wasn't real. She ignored everything and had no desire to learn what was happening outside of the insulated bubble she was moving in. Now that she was back in the midst of the danger and intrigue, she knew she needed to learn what she could. All of their lives were about to change. She needed to be ready for it when it happened. As she was stacking the parchments, Rabastan stood to his feet and addressed her for the first time all day.