It was wishful thinking on the part of Hermione Granger to assume that she might have a relaxing third year at Hogwarts. However, as the summer of 1993 came to a close, she wasn’t all too surprised to add "mass murderer with some unknown connection to Harry" to the list of catastrophes that the trio had experienced since their education began. Of course, the adults were all tight-lipped as to how the notorious Sirius Black had any connection to Harry, but Hermione would undoubtedly uncover the mystery with time. 