Slowly blinking her eyes, Hermione clamped her mouth shut, willing herself to not vomit. As her cloudy vision began to clear, Hermione at first thought that maybe she was still drugged. However, as her eyes adjusted to the dark, she was again blinded by a light shining in her face. Wincing and trying to move away, Hermione squirmed, but fear shot through her when she realized that she couldn’t. Trying to pull her hands, she felt the bindings keeping her in place. She was tied to a chair.