As Adelaide speaks, Hermione accepts the pen and paper with a small smile and instinctively starts in with the popular pangram, The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog, careful to write out every single letter even more neatly than usual. Even as she writes, she frowns a little as she remarks, "Espionage? Blackmail? Are those open political practices, or just the standard behind-the-scenes subtleties of government work? It's not my area of expertise, but I can be diplomatic when I need to be and so can hopefully avoid any particularly sticky spots."

She slips the paper over towards Adelaide for her inspection. Having come across enough disparities between her world and this one, she explains, "It's a popular phrase for dictation and typing, though I don't think that latter really applies here. I can jot down some famous verse if you'd like a larger sample."