   This wasn’t a reunion in the way they were supposed to be, not a fun night of seeing old classmates. Hermione Granger had spent the entire school year just trying to get through the days, pretending every step she took in these hallways didn’t remind her of battle and every night in a dorm by herself didn’t keep her awake for fear of someone breaking in and taking her to another manor. She’d spent eight full months trying to accept that not all her classmates were here this year, whether by choice or because they would never set foot at Hogwarts or any other place ever again. Eight months avoiding Draco Malfoy’s gaze and pretending not to hear the way Theo Nott tried to get his friend to drop the suicidal comments and get involved in life again.