Hermione's mind was racing with questions as she contemplated the possible connection between Daphne and Skarooth. Should she tell Daphne about her own encounter with Skarooth in the Forbidden Forest? And did Dumbledore know that the Boggarts would eventually lead to Skarooth?

Hermione asked Daphne which Dumbledore told her to ask, "When I was in Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom..."

Daphne furrowed her brows, "Whose bathroom?"

Hermione hesitated but finally admitted, "When I locked the door and undressed..."

Daphne snorted, "Oh, I remember that now."

Hermione couldn't help but feel embarrassed, "So you must have seen a girl..."

Daphne rolled her eyes, "Yes, the naked one. You were cleaning her back."

Hermione's face turned red with embarrassment, "You should learn to be a little respectful. So, you saw a symbol on her back."

Daphne thought for a moment, "A wand tattoo?"

Hermione nodded, "Yes, and you also had one on your wrist."

Daphne was surprised, "This is one of the mysteries I'm trying to solve. It just appeared on my wrist a week ago, I believe."

She wondered if it was a coincidence that Daphne had recently gotten a mysterious symbol on her wrist around the same time that Skarooth had appeared.

Hermione couldn't shake off the idea that the time she encountered Skarooth in the Forbidden Forest was the same time Daphne and Fleur got their mysterious symbols. But who was the third person? Hermione was sure she wasn't one of them.

Daphne, noticing Hermione's deep in thought, asked, "Do you know anything about these symbols?"

Hermione hesitated for a moment, deciding to hide some of the truth, "I don't know. I'm trying to figure it out. That's why Professor Dumbledore sent me to ask you. He said that you might know how to keep her safe. Do you have a safe space somewhere?"

Daphne's smile broadened as she revealed her plan to Hermione. "Actually, I could stay in your dorm for some days and no one would notice, and I could keep her in your dorm for some days, and no one would notice too."

Hermione's eyebrows raised in surprise. "What? How could you stay in my dorm without anyone noticing?"

Daphne smiled slyly,"I'll just need you to take care of my bag."

Hermione's eyes widened in confusion. It was the same bag that had N.S. on it.

Daphne spoke with urgency in her tone, "We need to get your naked girl here, now."

Hermione sighed, "Call her Fleur. We need to be careful because we had to pick her up from the bathroom in the middle of the night. We have to make sure no one catches us."

Daphne's expression changed as she quickly came up with a plan. "Watson will help," she said. "He will already scan the path ahead of us, warning us of any danger. And if I close my eyes during the time, I can see what Watson is seeing."

Hermione's tone was laced with annoyance as she recalled the time when Daphne had spied on her. "Oh, that Perv Clabbert," she muttered under her breath, "and you must have had your eyes closed the whole time when you were spying on me."

Daphne rolled her eyes. "Not the whole time. I would have looked crazy keeping my eyes closed the entire time while sitting at The Three Broomsticks, but yeah, when you did what you like to do a lot, my eyes were closed."

Hermione shook her head, trying to push the memory aside. "Whatever. Now let's focus on getting Fleur here," she said.

After an hour of careful planning, the trio of Hermione, Fleur, and Daphne, along with Watson perched on Daphne's shoulder, found themselves back inside the dorm room. The other students were all sound asleep, completely unaware of the sneaky operation taking place.

Daphne proudly displayed her bag in front of them, which had the N.S. symbol on it. She announced, "When we have Watson, things get easy. Now do what I do."

With a confident stride, Daphne stepped forward and plunged her foot inside the bag. In an instant, she was sucked into the bag's enchanted interior. Fleur followed, and then Hermione took a deep breath before bravely stepping into the bag herself. The bag's opening enveloped her, and she felt herself being drawn into the magical space inside.