Hermione was planning on showing up to the Burrow early, but things had distracted her. She'd stopped by the Ministry to get the paperwork for the transfer and had started filling it out in her office while she waited for the appropriate time to show up at the Burrow. But of course, she'd gotten into the paperwork and forgotten to check the time, so when she finally looked up from her work, she cursed under her breath for losing track of time. Now she was late. Wonderful. She put her paperwork in her desk before grabbing her things and hurrying to the exit. Once clear of others, she aparated to the Burrow and hurried to the door, finding Percy, George and Ron already there, and was quickly hugged by Mrs. Weasley when she came into view.
"I'm so sorry I'm late, I lost track of time," she said a bit breathlessly as she placed her things by the door. She walked around the table and sat down next to Ron, saying hi to everyone before giving Ron a quick kiss on the cheek and accepting her own plate of food. It had been a long night, and she'd had trouble sleeping after the meeting, but she felt better being with the Weasleys. They were as much family as her own were.