I thought... [She had understood the villagers perfectly. She had just assumed they were speaking English.] If English isn't the native language then something is helping us understand one another. I've never heard of wings serving as a transmitter, but I suppose it's possible?

[At this point, just about anything is possible. Hermione is certain she's in Luna Lovegood's world.]

Good point. [Now she has a headache.] I really don't want to contemplate what else they could possibly do.

I'll need a place to stay. Is lodging...free...in the village?