Homenum Revelio. [Hermione pauses, letting the spell take effect. When she receives no sign in return, she licks her lips and lifts her wand again.]
Cave Inimicum. [A spell flows fluidly from Hermione's wand tip, fanning out to surround her.] Muffliato. [She brings her hands down gently, keeping her senses open to all that surrounds her.] Repello Muggletum. [A pause and then...] Protego Totalum.
[As the last spells takes effect, Hermione slips her bag off of her shoulder and takes a seat on a rock. She is careful to show only that she is away from the city. Her exact coordinates are unknown.]
Mm. [She pulls out a very curious book of Wizarding fairy-tales. She opens it and runs a finger over a certain
symbol.]
If... [Now she addresses her Forge.] fairy-tales hold some truth, could they be seen as...codes? Or hidden messages? If so, how do you decode it? I... There's one fairy-tale that I would like to know more about, but maybe I'm reading it wrong. I know I'm a highly logical person, so some of the more fantastical elements might be...missed. [And those might be the most important.] I want to hear your thoughts on fairy-tales in general. What were some of the fairy-tales you were told?