A blindingly bright ray of light greeted Hermione when she first opened her eyes. Squinting, she let out a small groan and buried her face into her pillow to hide from it. A few moments later, she froze, as she felt her pillow begin to move, a steady thump-thumping echoing underneath her ear. Pulling her head back a few inches, she found that her head hadn’t been resting against a pillow at all, but rather a firm, pale chest.