Late Spring. Hogwarts Students' Prom, 1998.
The Great Hall of the Hogwarts Castle was almost full of graduates from all houses. The prom gathered so many different young wizards and witches together to celebrate their graduation. Each of them was sharing a personal feeling about this big event of their lives. Someone was nostalgic about all beautiful moments spent at Hogwarts, someone was happy to begin a new way in life, others were busy to display their looks. Draco Malfoy was sitting alone and watching at all his fellows. He was lost in thoughts. It seemed to him that something was missing, but he couldn't understand what.
Hermione didn't ever like to be late at any event, but she had just a day to arrive in London and get ready for the prom, so at that moment she hurried to the castle. When she entered the Great Hall all the glances were for her. All discussions were finished and everybody was looking at her. Draco was warned by a fellow to look at the door and his eyes met a girl wearing a tight black dress with a beautiful opened back, who was looking down being so ashamed for her lateness. Her shiny brown hair gathered in a natty hairstyle was so familiar to Draco and he exclaimed with a large smile: "Hermione, is it you?". She raised her head and smiled. Draco addressed to the staring public: "Why do you all look in this way? It's our Slytherin Princess from Prague!" The earlier noise returned in the Great Hall and Hermione was somehow greeted by her fellows.
Draco took Hermione's hand and directed her to the Slytherin table. "I'm so happy to see you here!" Draco expressed his feelings. He met her at that moment for the second time in his life. The first and last time he saw her was 7 years before, at the sorting ceremony in the same Hogwarts Great Hall.