Hermione learns that she is really a Zabini given up as a baby. Going back to school will be a shock for everyone. What will they do when they learn who she is? What will Draco do when Hermione isn't a mudblood but gorgeous? What if Voldemort finds out?

Hermione and her friends are invited back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for one more year following the Battle of Hogwarts. Of course, this excites Hermione. With the Dark Lord defeated and the Horcrux's destroyed, she and her friends are hoping for at least one normal year of school before they go into the world to do their own thing. The year, however will become anything but normal for Hermione, because of two things. An unexpected Death Eater rise and because of a boy. A boy she never expected... Draco Malfoy. *All characters and places belong to JK Rowling and not to me. This is just a fanfic*

A Golden Girl missing A Slytherin Prince trapped An Order holding secrets And a Dark Lord ruling. ____________________________________ WARNING: Dark AU with deep discussions of trauma caused by physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Explicit language and content. This story starts out in the midst of the darkness, and shows the trauma, and healing journeys of each character as they fight to keep as much of themselves as possible, in a world trying to take it all. ____________________________________ Please refer to AO3 for: Translations, Art, Updated Policy, Newer Edited Version

They love him. They love him so much they hate each other. Or do they? TWs: CHARACTER DEATH, use of the word Mudblood (both negatively and affectionately), graphic depictions of sexual situations (including m/m and f/m/m), graphic depictions of violence

**MATURE CONTENT** (Smut alert!) She felt herself lean back into him and he didn't move. "You've been avoiding me, Granger, I've missed you," he told her, his voice barely audible. She swallowed as his hand went around her waist and he brushed his lips along her heated skin. She let out a low sultry moan before she answered, "People don't miss their mistakes, Draco"

Set five years after the Battle of Hogwarts. Harry Potter has married and settled into his new life. Neville and Luna married and settled into their new lives. Everyone is settled and seemingly happy...except for Hermione Granger--Weasley. Immediately after the war, Ron and Hermione married. But the problems in their marriage went from bad to worse when Ron began to drink and abuse pain killers to cope with his nightmares regarding the war. He took it out on Hermione, with his fists and through sex. When a chance encounter, brings a beaten and skinny witch to a certain former potions master's door, he brings her in to care for her. But after taking care of her, a friendship forms that will change their lives forever..

~ AU in which Hermione ends up with the Half Blood Prince's Advanced Potion-Making Book ~ Hermione Granger always liked Severus Snape, more than she openly admitted. She liked his strict mannerisms, found his harshness and dry humor amusing. Severus Snape always liked Hermione Granger, more than he openly admitted. He liked how she cared for her studies, how brilliant she was despite being muggle-born. *Rights belong to J.K. Rowling*

After Hermione spills a potion she is forced to serve detention. But what happens when her feelings start to change?

He loved her. She loved him. What could go wrong?

━━𝐈'𝐌 𝐓𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃... ╰┈➤ ❝ [ "ɪ ʙᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɢʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ ꜰᴀʟʟ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ." ʙʟᴀɪꜱᴇ ᴢᴀᴍʙɪɴɪ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏ ᴍᴀʟꜰᴏʏ. "ᴏʜ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ, ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀʟʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ꜰᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀ'ꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ." ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏ ꜱᴘᴀᴛ. "ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ʏᴇꜱ." ʙʟᴀɪꜱᴇ ʀᴀɪꜱᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡꜱ. "ɪᴛ'ꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɴᴏ." ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏ ꜱᴍɪʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ. "ʟᴏꜱᴇʀ ᴏᴡᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛʏ ɢᴀʟʟᴇᴏɴꜱ." ʙʟᴀɪꜱᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. "ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴏɴ." ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏ ᴍᴀʟꜰᴏʏ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴏᴋ ɪᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ. ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ? ᴡʀᴏɴɢ. ᴀ ꜱᴛᴜʙʙᴏʀɴ ɢɪʀʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀᴍɪᴏɴᴇ ɢʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴀʟʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ɢᴜʏ ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇʟꜰ-ᴀʙꜱᴏʀʙᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏ ᴍᴀʟꜰᴏʏ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ꜱʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʜɪᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ᴄᴀʀᴇ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴇᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ꜱɪʟʟʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ?] ...𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 𝐈'𝐌 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍', 𝐈 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐈