Hermione Granger made a mistake when she thought she was on a break with Draco Malfoy. Only, the mister is really good at convincing her that maybe it wasn't much of a mistake.

During school, Theodore and Hermione developed a unique and unspoken friendship, and maybe something more. War left little time for closure and time moves on. A chance meeting on the streets of Paris years later- with a few drops of potent Vertiaserum-and secrets Theo had meant to be left better alone come to light.

Theodore Nott is a womanizer who has never had a lasting connection with anyone. Hermione Granger is a girl who is suffering in silence. When everyone returns to Hogwarts after the war to redo their seventh year, Theo finds out about a secret that Hermione has been hiding from everyone. Follow this Slytherin and Gryffindor through another mental year at the famous school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. __________ "You're mad," Hermione scoffed as she covered her face with her hands. "Loonier than Lovegood herself," he sighed. __________ [A THEOMIONE LOVE STORY] [FIRST FIFTEEN OR SO CHAPTERS ARE GOING THROUGH EXTENSIVE EDITING]

Hermione Granger thought that she could not possibly be surprised by anything anymore, but Theodore Nott arriving at the safe house with a perilous, last-ditch solution to the nearly-lost war against Voldemort isn't even the most unbelievable thing. The most unbelievable thing is that Theo is supposed to be dead. ** The Order is losing the War. Most are dead and the ones remaining are sure to follow. Theodore Nott has a solution. Give up everything to win it all back. It's simply not the Slytherin way to run head-first at a problem, and Hermione is ready to try anything. His solution? A bit more cunning. It's one thing to run straight at the King and hope for the best, but perhaps the solution is to get rid of the pawns protecting him- one by one- first.