Hermione jolted awake with a start as a loud thump echoed from the table she had been using to rest her eyes. Blearily, she blinked the sleep from her eyes and glanced around. Fleur looked to be in a similar state, slowly waking up from the loud noise and looking unbelievably exhausted. Across from her, sat Ron. He hadn't been asleep but it was clear that the sudden noise had spooked him into a more conscious state of being, rather than the random staring at his textbook that he was experiencing before.