Giving it a whirl. The marriage law is put in place, but for some reason Hermione was not told who her husband will be. She was told to finish her last year of schooling in peace and she will be notified of the ministry's choice when she graduates. The war has taken its toll and Hermione struggles to regain who she once was. With the help of an unlikely ally, a new relationship forms and two broken people heal. I do not own Harry Potter, in case you were confused about what fanfiction is

Hermione returns to Hogwarts after the war to earn her N.E.W.T.s, and falls in love with her least favorite Professor. This story is a long, slow burn. If you want to skip to the action I suggest starting at chapter 38.

"Do you love me?" Hermione asked. "I do," he replied. "Since 1970."

The wizarding war has come and gone, and with it an oppressive marriage law is passed by the Ministry of Magic. All of the wizarding world is expected to comply, or be banished from the wizarding world for life. When past Hogwarts students are called back to comply with this law, it is met with great protest initially. When Hermione Granger is called up to be sorted to who her new husband will be, she does not expect to be chosen for the most difficult, most stubborn wizard of them all: Severus Snape...

After Hermione loses her boyfriend Ron Weasley during the Battle Of Hogwarts, alongside his older brother Fred, Hermione is devastated by the loss. All she wants to do is crawl into a deep, dark hole and die. Five years after the war ends, a chance encounter in a bar brings her into contact with the only wizard she has ever truly loved Severus Snape. But he is facing his own personal demons, and he doesn't expect to suddenly foster feelings for the insufferable know it all Gryffindor witch he used to teach potions to all those years ago. Can they both get past their demons, and learn to love? Or will they forever remain aloof from one another?

Due to the new marriage law imposed by the Ministry, every eligible wixen is promised to another. Hermione, unaware to whom she had been writing, is convinced to go on the run by her friends. Unbeknownst to the brightest witch of her age, all those who disobey the new law would suffer disastrous consequences. Her intended is hot on her heels, in an attempt to claim what is rightly his and stop the Ministry from interfering before it's too late. *Mature just in case*

***NSFW, BDSM, SMUT, AND MATURE CONTENT WARNINGS!!!*** Please read at your own risk. If any of these labels are triggering, please do not continue. In the halls of Hogwarts, where shadows stretch long, secrets live in every whispered corridor, and no allegiance is ever as simple as it seems, Linnea Ashbourne finds herself bound to something, or someone, she never expected. What begins as an innocent dare unravels into an inescapable tether with Professor Snape, a silent pull that drags her deeper into a world of forbidden knowledge, hidden motives, and a connection she cannot explain nor control. As the walls around her close in, Linnea must navigate a life that no longer feels entirely her own. Loyalties are tested. Lines blur. And the deeper she is drawn into the web tightening around her, the harder it becomes to tell desire from deception, power from vulnerability, and people whom she once called her friends. But Hogwarts is no place for the uncertain, and in a war where trust is as fragile as glass, she must decide how far she is willing to go to protect the life she's always known... or surrender to the unknown entirely. A story of temptation and control, of unspoken bonds and dangerous choices, this story is set during the events of Half-Blood Prince through Deathly Hallows and follows two souls entwined by fate, desire, and a magic neither of them can escape.

The Dark Lord has been defeated but not without the loss of Harry Potter. Harry's secret sister Ivy is found to of been kept captive by Voldemort for the last 18 years. When she is brought to Hogwarts it is evident she is something else, something that needs to be controlled, when she catches the eye of a certain Professor. How could it be that she is so similar to her mother? Can a stone cold heart be fixed? Story will NOT be 100% accurate to the timeline and storyline of the Harry Potter books/films. TW⚠️ This story may contain things that some of you may find distressing such as references or scenes of: Anxiety Depression PTSD

Severus Snape is a recluse. Following the second Wizarding War, he retreated into the shadows, hiding away from everyone and everything. He preferred life that way - solitary, quiet, and uncomplicated. Other than his occasional affiliation with a certain dark wizarding website. One where he can fully be himself and express his rather... preternatural desires... Online he is BlackPotioneer... a man who is sought out for being a retired Death Eater; not one who is feared for it. And when he begins messaging with a very timid Bookworm18, Severus soon learns that, maybe, even the darkest parts of him don't have to stay hidden away forever.

"What happens if I succeed? Do I just live a different life? I can never come back to this one, not if it works." She wiped the tear from his cheek. Severus let out a heavy sigh. "Yes. You continue on the path that has been set in motion. However, if you fail the lines will be the same and in fourteen years we will be sitting here again," He paused. "Saying our goodbyes." A/N: Please leave comments and feedback! I would love to know what you think! Shaylah Snape is tasked with changing the past by altering the Triwizard Tournament but when she arrives as a Hogwarts student, she is met with a very different Severus Snape than the one she knows so well. Will Shaylah succeed or will the world be forced to follow the same path she set out to alter? Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or the rights to it, this is simply a fanfiction.