Hermione took all of this new information in with a thoughtful frown. It made her wonder if she still would've excelled if she didn't have Hogwarts to guide her magical training. Perhaps, but she wouldn't have Harry and Ron.

"Oh, yes," she agreed with a nod. "If it's all right, I'd love to look at some of your books when we get back to the castle." There was no doubt in her mind that they would. From everything she read in the journal, changes like this were only temporary.