Hermione spent the first few seconds of their arrival simply trying to calm her nerves. After being away for so long, she wasn't sure that she was going to be at the top of her game that night. There was a great deal of intrigue that accompanied those horrid social occasions. She would have to be very careful what she said and to whom she said it to. Over the years she managed to learn all of the intricate rules and nuances thanks to her teacher. Antonin taught her from the very beginning how to read the people they were doomed to spend the rest of their existences around. His lessons had been invaluable. Yet again, she knew she would need to call upon something he taught her to survive the night.