The walk to the Headmaster's Office was finished in record time, even for Hermione's fast walking. She whispered the password to the gargoyle, having learned it after all the meetings Snape had requested of her over the year. He had an annoying habit of checking in on her, worried about her, that she was spiraling out of control. She could agree that the old Hermione was dead and gone, but she was happy with the new Hermione. Yes, her tactics might have changed, but she was doing what she knew she needed to do.