But so close after Shen Li's warning gave Hermione pause. All the lights in the house were on, certainly whoever was outside knew she was awake. She couldn't avoid answering the door, and it was someone who needed her help she needed to make haste. With a quick cursory check of her warding and her occlumency shields, Hermione headed to the door and used wandless nonverbal magic to silence the sound while she opened it.