The second day of the O.W.L. examinations was the written and practical exams for Ancient Runes.
Harry and Ron had not chosen Ancient Runes. As Hermione put it, that gave them a whole extra day compared to her to prepare for the upcoming Potions exam.
When Harry and Ron rubbed their eyes and arrived in the Great Hall for lunch, they discovered that Hermione was nowhere to be seen.
Ron looked at Parvati Patil, seated diagonally across from them. "Parvati! Do you know where Hermione is?"
Parvati Patil swallowed her food and gently shook her head. "Hermione? Wasn't she with you two?"
Ron shrugged. "No... we aren't taking the Ancient Runes exam."
Harry looked at Parvati Patil. "Parvati, I remember you took the exam today, right? Didn't you see her in the examination room? Or anywhere else?"
"I think I did..." After thinking for a moment, Parvati Patil said, "Probably in the library... When I left just now, I think I saw her curled up in a corner studying."
Harry and Ron exchanged looks and said helplessly, "She probably lost track of time again..."
Ron nodded and suggested, "Then let's bring her something to eat."
Sure enough, Hermione was still in the library. She had become so absorbed in revising that she had completely forgotten about lunch.
At first, she stubbornly insisted she was not hungry. Only when her stomach growled and exposed her lie right in front of them did she reluctantly close her book and eat the food Harry and Ron had brought.
As the Ancient Runes practical exam drew near, she did not forget to remind Harry and Ron to revise properly for tomorrow's Potions exam.
After all, Harry and Ron had always done poorly in Snape's Potions Class.
In fact, before the O.W.L. examinations began, Harry