Malfoy's handsome face was contoured into a condescending smirk. "No faith in that giant brain of yours, Granger?" She looked up at him defiantly. "Maybe I don't have any faith in you!" she said, raising her voice. Malfoy only looked at her. You'll find I'm very surprising. Dramione AU, canon divergence, year 6 with a slow burn and a killer twist. Book I of "This World or Any Other" Series. COMPLETE. [Cross-posting of all stories currently in progress from FFN and AO3.]

Hermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl.

MORE THAN 205K VIEWS AND 1.075 FAVS ON FFN Seven years ago, Draco and Hermione were among the few seventh year students to accept McGonagall's invitation to return to Hogwarts, where an unexpected bond was formed between former enemies. Now, a compliance visit for the newly formed Inspectorate for Elfish Labour Conditions brings Hermione back to Malfoy Manor. A Dramione Christmas story. Epilogue non-compliant. Revised April 2024.

Since turning 25, Hermione's friends and family seem to believe that she is sad and lonely, mostly due to some of them already being settled down. Because of this though, they all seem bound and determined to help her with her love life. It has almost become a competition for them to find her the one they think is her perfect other half. Thus Hermione keeps being pushed into one blind date after another. Its a bit like kissing frogs to find her prince. Tedious and overwhelming. The cherry on top however is that Draco Malfoy seems to keep appearing out of no where, especially on her more disastrous dates!

*[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.

Draco Malfoy jumped at the noise an owl knocking on his window made. He opened the window, took the piece of paper. He read it once, than twice but aloud this time to let the words sink in. ''Your suspect stroke again. Please come fast to your office. It's Granger. - Zabini. '' // ''Lads,'' he whispered in a hurt hush,'' We've got 21 days before Crucio, 28 before death. Pray Merlin we will find her sooner than that.''

Authors Note: This is the edited and twisted version. I have changed everything, but everything is still the same. Description: Draco Malfoy finds out he is a pureblooded Veela. The goes through the "changing" to find his mate. He shockingly finds Hermione Granger to be his only hope at life. Will Draco and Hermione be happy mates? Will Ron get between them? Read to find out more! Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter characters, but the plot is mine, so please, just back off.

❝ if all it is is eight letters, why is it so hard to say? ❞ - in which time heals wounds, and differences fade away. dramione post-wizarding war ii cover by @shishterian mxrvelous- © 2014

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