"I... uh..." Hermione glanced between him and the desk and nervously twirled a dark curl around a finger. She wasn't having the most faith in Dumbledore's judgement recently, but Octavius seemed to have placed unfounded faith in her and she didn't like to disappoint. She finally looked him squarely in the face and said honestly, "I've never written an article of any sort. I wouldn't even know where to start."