It was a little past midnight when they entered the castle, the halls were empty and quiet, the silence felt oppressing after the explosions outside earlier. Apparently, no one had heard their battle as no one stood waiting to greet them with loss of school points or frantic cries for help. Draco felt a prickling sensation on the back of his neck, there was someone else in the halls with them. Hermione's skin touching his allowed his senses to expand but he saw nothing in the shadows lining the walls.