The next morning Hermione sat at the table waiting for the post owls to deliver her new Dark Defense book. The post owls arrived, swooping down through rain-flecked windows, scattering everyone with droplets of water. Most people were receiving more post than usual; anxious parents were keen to hear from their children and to reassure them, in turn, that all was well at home. Soon she spied Artemis and she received her book.