[Dramione] Hermione Granger cannot wait to start her first year at Hogwarts and, when she meets Draco Malfoy on the express train, she's even more certain that life is finally going her way. Unfortunately, Hermione's journey is only just beginning as she battles to fight prejudices, maintain relationships, stay alive and, most importantly, ensure she isn't expelled. Follow the highs and lows of Hermione and Draco's relationship as it develops from first year through to eighth. *RATED M for some smut in later chapters* Art by Nishikat_ on Instagram The title for this story comes from 'Slow Grenade' by Ellie Goulding ft. Lauv Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, or any of the related characters. The Harry Potter series is created by JK Rowling and owned by Warner Bros. This fanfiction is intended for entertainment only. I am not making any profit from this story. All rights of the original Harry Potter story belong to Warner Bros and JK Rowling.

Five years into to the war, the Order is pulling ahead after ages of drastically losing. Draco Malfoy notices. He wants in. He offers himself as a double agent, but the Order requests more. They've created a new spell that binds two people's magical cores together in order to make a nearly unbeatable pair of duelists. Draco agrees to bind himself to the person most compatible with his magical core. Even if it is Hermione Granger.

"You're a goddamn catalyst, you know that?" He said slowly, the wind picking up and blowing his hair into his eyes. "Every single emotion I feel, they become whole damn explosions because of you." I sat there frozen, my breath caught in my throat. I make him feel explosions. I think of quicksilver eyes and pinkies brushing against one another and shared earbuds. You make me feel how I imagine touching the stars would be. Say it. Say it. Say it. Nothing comes out. Draco's expression shuttered closed, his spine going rigid. He stood up quickly, towering over me, and he held his broken arm out. "I know we bleed the same, Granger. I bled for you." _____ slowburn dramione starting fifth year book 1 in The Starlight Duology spotify book playlist: "the stars aligned" (each song in order fits every chapter) *I do not own any of these characters or this fictional world. All rights go to JK Rowling* Disclaimer: some parts towards the end are straight from the original Deathly Hallows book/movie, more towards the last few chapters becausa jkr wrote the scenes well and I didn't want to rewrite canon. This was to highlight the outcomes of the story that do not change despite Draco and Hermione's relationship and everything that entails. I added a few things such as changing it to Hermione's POV, adding her thoughts, and changing some details to fit the story.

- dramione -ongoing -mature content - contains themes that aren't permissible in non-fiction - OOC sh*t. Paradox par·a·dox /ˈperəˌdäks/ a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities. When the devil and an angel make too much sense. A story of a demon looking for solace, and an angel looking for chaos. A story of utter redemption, healing, sexual awakening, and paradoxical curses that blanket darkness to the first light Draco Malfoy has seen in years.

All Hermione wanted to do was to return to Hogwarts and finish her education with a bang as Head Girl. After that, she had her whole life sorted out. She would work things out with Ron, work at the ministry, and become Minister for Magic one day. The universe, as usual, had other plans. Draco certainly wasn't expecting McGonagall to pick him as Head Boy but Harry Potter declined and as per usual, he was the second choice. Unsure what the people back in school had in store for then after all the Death Eater business they were involved in, he returns to Hogwarts with his friends to finish their education anyway. Neither one saw the partnership coming, nor the friendship forged between their two sides. They really didn't plan for any of it to happen - the law, the friendship or the love that changed both of them. Here's another round of betrayal, forced laws and love found in the most unexpected places. v 2.0

She's worried about her seemingly irrational feelings. He's unnerved by their mutual attraction. Neither understands the new feelings they're experiencing. For after all, love is unpredictable and can be the most dangerous magic of all. ~~~~~ Complete opposites. Sworn enemies. Two.. Lovers? Draco and Hermione have been enemies ever since they enrolled in Hogwarts. This we all know. But what if beneath the hate, there was also love? After the war, Draco and Hermione are changed drastically. Coming back to Hogwarts for their final year, something sparks between them - despite their past animosity. As Hermione and Draco battle their way through Hogwarts, they struggle with their relationship. After all, Hermione's the friend of Harry Potter, enemy of Draco Malfoy. It could never be. But who knows? Love always finds a way. ..Or can it? Dragons, Death Eaters, they all pale in comparison as Hermione struggles to survive this school year. Follow Hermione and Draco as they try to endure the most terrifying thing of all - love. ----- "You could have died." My breathing quickens as I stare into his silver grey, stormy eyes. "But I didn't." I shrug nonchalantly. He shakes his head, angry and frustrated. "You don't understand. What you put me through..." My heart beats faster as he leans forwards, eyebrows drawn and face intense. "It was the worst I've ever felt - when someone you care about is hurting so, so much." ---- NOTE: I started this over a year ago and am in the process of editing this story. Please excuse any grammar errors or a bad plotline for the first few chapters :3

Draco Malfoy is Voldemort's head Death-Eater, and Hermione Granger holds the key to his redemption. Together, they have to find a way to end the war in a world governed by draconian laws. Copyright © 2015 by Noelle N.

Five years after the war, Draco and Hermione meet by chance as she wanders into a French vineyard just hoping to re-live a trip she took there with her parents during her school years. Instead, she finds a shirtless, barefoot Draco Malfoy hiding out unbeknownst to the wider wizarding world. He's ashamed of his past misdeeds, and she's been recently humiliated by her soon to be ex-husband. Neither are aware that their lives are about to be inexorably linked, forever.

{Here's another Dramione Marriage Law fanfic to add to your large collection.} After the War, the golden trio, along with your other favorite characters return to Hogwarts to complete their 7th year. After the Minister of magic, Kingsley Shaklebolt, visits Minerva McGonagall in her office the night before hundreds of young wizards and witches in the making will appear at Hogwarts for another year of magical learning, All of age are paired with their soulmate and are required to create an offspring in two years. - All 7th years who died are not dead in my book, all other deaths are true - EDITING COMPLETE (Sequel is published "Lost but Not Found")