He had not shown that letter to Hermione or even Ron. But he had kept a careful eye at Hermione to gauge how she was doing. On the surface she seemed as driven as usual. She was working for Dobby during the day and then she was studying for NEWT at night. She had contacted the Ministry and they had agreed to let her take the exams separately. At first every one attributed her moodiness to the fact that she was so busy. But it became apparant that something had happened.