One year after the Great battle, Hermione Granger has made the decision to return to Hogwarts and further her education as a special advanced student instead of accepting the very tempting offer from St Mungos to become a healer straight after the battle, unlike Ron and Harry who jumped at the offer from the ministry to become aurors without a second thought. Hermione was never one to accept a position she had not earned, therefore asking for a year to complete her schooling and write her N.E.W.T.s before accepting the position. Draco Malfoy, despite the prosecution he knows he might receive, has also decided to complete his advanced Hogwarts education. Over the past year he has remained locked up in Malfoy manor - a house now considered by locals to be haunted by the ghost of Lucius Malfoy after his death at the hands of aurors while trying to escape after the great battle because screams and cries could often be heard from the walls - due to the haunting realization of what he had done, and the torturous memories he had to endure. But now he has to face his fears and earn the forgiveness of those he has hurt, starting with the woman he treated like scum.

He left her on their wedding night. She was heartbroken. Its a simple story about a complex girl. But then, what happens when another person comes into the picture? One with pale, blonde hair and piercing, grey eyes... Is she still alone? Is it still only her against the world?

*[finally] COMPLETE* Their lives haven't crossed paths since the last battle, and a lot has changed since then. Hermione, recently divorced and searching for solid ground, needed a safe haven where Ron didn't matter anymore. Draco's life was seemingly normal, but after having lost someone close, he felt more alone then ever. Draco and Hermione were different people in the same place. But together, they were able to make an unforgettable past seem irrelevant and finally merge onto a single road.

The Wizarding World was saved. Voldemort was dead all thanks to the Golden Trio, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. The trio had basked in the glow of being heroes and saving their loved ones, however fate had terrible plans for them. As a final act of vengeance, the few remaining Deatheaters created a potion which granted a fate far worse than death. It caused the drinker to die...slowly, knowing everyday that they were to die. The Deatheaters poisoned the Trio, leaving the Wizarding World in a state of grief. Ron Weasley was the first to go. Giving one last painful goodbye to his family, friends, and the love of his life, Hermione, he died after just 3 months. Harry Potter was the next. Chaos stuck among the Ministry and St. Mungo's as they desperately searched for a cure. They couldn't bear to live without their precious savior, but before they could even run tests, he too died in the arms of his loved one, Ginny Weasley, 5 months after he drank the fatal poison. Now, Hermione Granger was the only one left. Her days were numbered and she spent most of the time in isolation, having just witnessed the death of her two best friends, parents completely unaware of her existence, and in a complete stage of depression. But what happens when she is admitted in to St. Mungo's and taken under the wing of one Healer, Draco Malfoy?

When Hermione gets herself a job as a professor, she finds herself unravelling a mystery with the most unlikely of companions.