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Y/N and Draco Malfoy fell in love during their third year at Hogwarts, but Lucius Malfoy secretly plotted to destroy their bond without Narcissa’s knowledge. After Draco fell into a months-long coma in fifth year, Lucius told Y/N and almost all of Draco's friends that Draco had died, keeping the truth only from Blaise Zabini and Mattheo Riddle. Heartbroken, Y/N survived her grief with the help of her best friends—Pansy Parkinson, Daphne Greengrass, and Astoria Greengrass—and slowly rebuilt her life. Meanwhile, when Draco woke up, Lucius lied that Y/N had abandoned him and immediately shipped him off to another school. Years later, they unexpectedly meet at a formal ball, both harbouring resentment over a betrayal that was entirely engineered by Lucius.