The world left behind after the war and Voldemort's demise looks perfect at first glance. Look deeper, and you will know different. Everyone is either broken, or breaking, or lost, and everyone is fighting their own demons. Hermione Granger is lost. The Chosen One lives in an ocean of guilt. Ginny Weasley has to take care of her entire broken hearted family. Draco Malfoy is missing. ~None of these characters are owned by me, they all belong to J K Rowling~

Hermione Granger thought her seventh year at Hogwarts would finally be normal. But when an ancient curse binds her to the last person she ever expected-Draco Malfoy-normal shatters. A mysterious dagger, a dangerous chamber hidden beneath the castle, and a tether of magic neither of them can break force them into an uneasy alliance. Every spell they cast together strengthens the bond. Every secret they uncover pulls them deeper into shadows that threaten not only Hogwarts, but their very lives. He's infuriating. She's impossible. Yet the tether refuses to loosen-drawing them closer in ways neither can ignore. As old enemies rise, Hermione and Draco must decide: Will they destroy each other... or discover that the bond between them is the one thing worth fighting for? ✨ Enemies to reluctant allies. Allies to something more. ✨ A story of curses, secrets, and the fire between two hearts.

[✓] ❝ Draco Malfoy tasted like the tears of a fallen angel and granted wishes, like dangerous promises and exquisite poison, like sweet nectar and the whispers of sweet nothings ❞ Two years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Draco and Hermione are assigned a final task they must complete to become Aurors - track down Goyle, who was playing dumb all those years at Hogwarts, and is now on a killing spree. But when the intensity of the mystery increases, so does the crackling tension between the unlikely pair. Will it end well, with Goyle behind bars in Azkaban? Or will everything come crashing down? written December 14, 2020 - July 17, 2021 highest ranking: #4 in afterhogwarts All rights to JK Rowling. The image used in the book cover IS NOT MINE.

Professor McGonagall didn't know that Hogwarts had a Failsafe.The Spell she used to protect the students triggered the castle to protect itself. It's been creating labyrinths. Some of the loved ones of the missing ventured in, never to be seen again. It's like they never left. Draco Lucius Malfoy, the verdict alteration comes with a stipulation that you must return for the rehabilitation of Hogwarts.

"'Are you sure you can manage it, Granger?'" ----- Hermione has, once again, gotten caught for being out after hours. Dumbledore and McGonagall agree that the best punishment for her... is to work for the slytherin quidditch team. how will she survive? ----- dramione *sexual content and slight sexual assault/harassment*

Ten years after the war, Hermione Granger is a rising star in the Ministry - until an unstable magical artifact binds her to the one wizard she's spent a decade avoiding: Draco Malfoy. The bond is ancient. Sentient. And completely illegal. Now, their magic punishes distance. Their dreams bleed into each other. And to break the bond, they'll have to perform a series of rituals designed for soulmates - not enemies. Neither of them chose this. But the bond doesn't care about choice. Only connection.

Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic fall to the power of the Dark Lord. Harry and the Weasleys manage to escape, but Hermione finds herself stuck in the castle. Will she be able to stay safe and find her way back to her friends? Warning, includes strong language and smutty lemon... Music suggestions added from Youtube if you like. Also available on fanfiction .net * Disclaimer* I do not own anything but the storyline, it's all the property of J.K Rowling. Art by UpTheHill (http://upthehillart.tumblr.com/)

Formerly titled "Lifelines." The world is a web of decisions. What we decide today changes our tomorrow. Each one of us is interconnected in this web. After the decisions of the war, the Ministry of Magic is tasked with the huge job of ensuring that nothing of the same sort will happen again. Unfortunately, the harsh punishments and fueled anger make war in the near future very likely. With no idea what to do, the Minister of Magic turns to the only one who can help him ensure peace. Only to find out that the two people whom the entire muggle and magical universe are dependent on are sworn enemies. Hermione and Draco. However, it was not always like that. The enemy's souls are intertwined as such, that as soulmates they can restore the balance of their crumbling world. Because a lifetime ago, they were fated. Cover illustration by dar.a_art

"Tell me what you want. I'll give it. Just this once." Aurelia Dante, an embodiment of light amidst the shadows. Tom Riddle, a figure steeped in darkness, his ambitions cloaked in mystery. What will occur when these two forces collide, where Aurelia's radiance meets the engulfing shadows of Tom's ambition?

Tom Riddles life was a complicated one, his heart was filled with hatred and anger for the life he had be given. But when Tom meets Laylah Dumbledore, a small light brightened in his dark and cold heart. Will Laylah follow Tom's journey down the dark path? Or will she be able to pull him out in time? Entered into the 2013 Watty Awards.