After five long years of war, the Order of the Phoenix has fallen. Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic caved to the command of Voldemort. And for the members of the Resistance... their fates are sealed in blood and servitude. For Ainsley Hale, that means being trussed up and sold to the man whose haunting presence shadowed the majority her school years. The very wizard who turned the tide in the war toward an inevitable victory for the Dark Lord and his followers. Her former Potions Professor... Severus Snape.

Professor Hotchner's criminal law class has a reputation. Professor Hotchner has a reputation. On your first day, you manage to draw his anger. He seems to hate you. What happens behind closed doors... that's a different story.

Hotch agreed to not fight Strauss when she added an eighth agent to the team. He did not agree to like said agent. For SSA Victoria "Tor" Beauregard, having everyone like her is the key to her survival. If they like her, they won't look closely enough to see the shadow looming over her past. So, whatever it takes to get her grumpy boss to like her, she will do it. Even if it means staying late every night to help him with his paperwork. This story is completed at 65 chapters (plus the author's note) with 1 bonus chapter!