She entered the building into a vast, indoor courtyard. It was cool and gloomy in here, in stark contrast to the scorching weather outside, and there was a circular reception desk at the centre, with innumerable doors set into royal-blue tiled walls. The upper levels were so numerous that they disappeared into a dark grey mist high above the ground floor. Hermione swallowed hard and moved forwards to the large, unfriendly-looking wizard manning the main desk.