   As much damage as the Great Hall had suffered in the battle, it was still one of the few spaces in the castle that looked entirely as it used to before. The Great Hall had been such a high priority it had been restored almost entirely during the summer, so that new and returning students could gather there on September 1st the same way they always had. It hadn’t seemed important at the time, but Hermione could see the change in her friends now as they looked around and found only familiarity. A sense of relief. Some things were how they were always supposed to be.