Howard Bagnell had lost some of his broad nature in the past few weeks, though he looked perhaps more formidable than he did when he boarded the ship on December 1st. Ambrose had let his beard run wild, and the older aurors looked far more well rested than they had been in years. Hermione and Draco rushed to them at their entrance, Ron was nowhere to be found, though he'd been lurking by the buffet for the past few hours. 