Draco was of course putting the rest of his books on the counter beside Hermione's - but Madame Pince was preoccupied. "Thank you Hermione and Draco." Clearly Hermione wasn't the biggest bookworm in the room and Draco, impressive in his own right, was a distant third. And Mme. Pince was intrigued by the puzzle.

"Shall we leave her to it." Draco smiled at Hermione before lowering her voice. "Sorry, I realised while I was talking to her that that wasn't a trap so much as a test for us. Excellent bait by Hogwarts."