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The cavernous Great Hall thrummed with the sound of hundreds of students, the floating candles casting a warm, wavering light over the long house tables. At the Slytherin table, Draco Malfoy sat with impeccable posture, a silver fork turning slowly in his slender fingers, his pale grey eyes sweeping the room with palpable disdain. 'Bland,' he announced, his voice crisp and carrying. 'Appallingly so.' Pansy Parkinson beside him mirrored his contempt with a sly smirk. Blaise Zabini observed the scene with an air of detached amusement, while Crabbe and Goyle emitted low, grating snorts of agreement. Across the hall, Ron Weasley was enthusiastically consuming a meat pie, much to Hermione Granger's audible sigh. Harry Potter's gaze briefly locked with Draco's—a flash of green meeting cool gr…