“I’ll help you do research any time you want, Hermione.” Ernie said, a bit too quickly. He didn’t mind research, and most of the time he found it relaxing and intriguing more than anything else-- Especially if it was done elbow to elbow with Hermione. Everything just seemed a little bit better when Hermione was around. “I mean, there are plenty of books about the founding of Hogwarts and speculation on how the castle was created, so there is probably a ton of books that hint at what sort of magic was used. We’d just have to find a way to recreate it
“I would like to get tea with you, I mean, if you don’t mind the break.” Ernie could already tell that Hermione had been working hard on the research laid out on her table, and knew she probably needed a break. “When we’re done, we can talk about all the things you’ve found.”