Behind a dirty window, an old woman sits and watches the world turn without her. Her frail hands hold the power to change everything. She just needs to figure out how to use it...in three days. Or she'll be dead. But she isn't going down without a fight. Not even when her vision of reality contradicts everyone around her. Everyone's lying, trying to take advantage of her. She won't believe any of them. She's right about herself. Isn't she?

In that moment, Fleur is seized by a want to make this girl’s day better. A simple gesture, she thinks, will surely make her smile. Non-Magical AU. Hermione is an overworked university student. Fleur is working away from her home as a barista. They share a connection.