Draco never considered Hermione Granger beautiful. In his world, he knew full well that the words "Granger" and "beautiful" didn't belong in the same sentence. They just simply didn't. However, the moment the Great Hall doors swung open and the Yule Ball commenced, those two words combined into one phrase that reverberated in his head like a relentless mantra, making known to him that his world had certainly turned upside down.