Crookshanks had already taken the spot on the couch next to Hermione. At the sound of footsteps flying through the house he stood and jumped out of the way with a hiss just in time to keep from getting flattened.
"Never," she said moving so that she fit cozily under his arm. "Though Hagrid did try to convince me that I should stay if for no other reason than to lure you and Harry back." She reached for Ron's other hand so she could lace her fingers through his. "I think he misses us more." Hermione really wished that Harry and Ron had been able to make the trip with her. She knew she could have come home each night but she also knew that sometimes travel was more exhausting than sleeping in a strange bed.