Hermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl.

Editing complete May 2025 After the Battle of Hogwarts, the survivors return home to the school of Which Craft and Wizardry to finish their remaining years. The returning students all seem to have different feelings as the day arrives... The Golden Trio is ready to return, happy to rebuild their home, and ready to finally feel some sense of safety after being consumed with nothing but the face of danger for as long as they can remember. However, as the year carries on, it's not all it was shaped up to be, as it never really is for them. When Dementors suddenly start appearing within the walls of their promised "safe" final year and people start going missing, one more final push may be required of them. What length will they have to go to in finally getting the life they want? What more must they do to be safe and to save the people they love? Best Ranking - #1 in Hermione & Draco -I do not own any characters or settings, only the plot- -Some Mature Content (for some language and darker themes)-

Teen mom? Check. On the run? Check. Daughter of the Dark Lord? Check. Not entirely human? Check. Slowly falling in love with a Weasley? Yup, got that too. Journey with Marley Riddle as she is tracked down by her estranged and not very loving father, Voldemort. Forcing her and her daughter to flee and come upon a safe haven that she only dreamed of going to. She takes refuge at the burrow where she meets some very interesting people and soon enough starts to feel herself grow attach to the people in the burrow. Maybe a little too attached to one of the red headed Weasley boys? Watch as Marley turns flaming red from a boy with flaming red hair and works hard to protect the people she loves from the one man that could ruin everything. This book is the first book in the Marley series, read the A/N at the end of the book to know which book is next in the series. This book was formerly known as "Can We Seriously Be A Family?".