But tonight, Harry had abandoned her almost immediately, excusing himself to the men’s room. She had remained behind in the small group of younger Aurors in Harry’s division until they had slowly begun to disperse throughout the room, commencing their own rounds of greetings. When the last familiar face, Angelina Johnson, excused herself. Hermione had been left defenseless and it took the man standing in front of her less than 30 seconds to slide into the place Angelina had previously occupied. 