Room 308, Sunday late afternoon

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Hermione had started out deciding to clean her side of the room, not that it needed much cleaning. Organizing might be a better word.

The problem with this was that it required opening the trunk at the foot of her bed that had long ago been spelled to be a bit on the bottomless side, and that was where Hermione had been storing most of her books. In order to organize her books while including the ones that had been stored atop her desk or the chest itself till now, she was going to have to pull all the books out first in order to arrange them so that they could be found easier when needed.

The pile of books on the floor was getting somewhat ridiculous now.

[See previous note re entertainment.]

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"Not lately," she said, looking up at him with sudden interest. "Why, have you heard anything?"

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"Just the usual rubbish," Ron said with a shrug. "The new potions professor seems to have taken Gin under his wing. And she's still dating Dean."

And yes that was punctuated with an eyeroll. "You going home for the holidays?"

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"I was planning on it. Probably at least for Christmas itself," she answered. "I expect you'll be back at the Burrow?"

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"Probably not," Ron replied. "I'm sure Harry will do his standard holiday plans so as to keep away from his aunt and uncle. Might as well keep him company. I probably should get some shopping done soon."

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"I wanted to be done by now, but I keep wanting to be able to get back to Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley to shop," Hermione admitted. "Maybe it's silly, but it feels more... normal."

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"I know. It feels kind of odd to go into town anytime you want," Ron said. "I feel like I'm sneaking off every time I leave school grounds."

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"And there's no reason to use the invisibility cloak. It still takes some getting used to sometimes," she agreed.

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"I know," Ron replied. "Part of me wonders just how insulated we are from the threats back home. The other part keeps expecting the death eaters and you-know-who to show up on our doorstep."

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"Normally, except for Umbridge, I wouldn't be expecting any of the things we're used to. With Harry here..." She trailed off, figuring she didn't need to finish that sentence.

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"I know," Ron said with a nod. "Outside of everyone getting sick that week I think this is the safest I've felt going to school in a long time."