"Oh, it's all right!" Hermione said, closing the door behind Penny. "Please, don't be silly. You're always welcome here, with or without the bottles of alcohol." She kidded a little, then moved to help take alcohol bottles or coat or purse, or anything.
"No, Ron's not around. I canceled with him tonight, figured I'd see him tomorrow instead." She hadn't exactly told him the latter half of her plan, though. "There's some snacks on the coffee table, and some dinner in the kitchen." She said, "Where should we start?"