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.

Author: luckei1 Draco Malfoy was the most wanted man in the Wizarding world, allowing for the fact that Voldemort wasn't actually human. If he were, Draco Malfoy would be wanted man number two. But semantics aside, he was highly sought after.

When all eligible wizards and witches are forced into marry in order to increase the population after the war, neither of them thought they'd ever have a chance at happiness again. Especially not with each other. DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER.

Draco Malfoy is Voldemort's head Death-Eater, and Hermione Granger holds the key to his redemption. Together, they have to find a way to end the war in a world governed by draconian laws. Copyright © 2015 by Noelle N.

"The main characters are from two families that hate each other, and then they end up falling head over heels for each other in one day? That's like..." Draco paused as he thought about his answer for a second. He lifted his finger and waved it in between himself and Hermione. "That's like if we fell in love," he finished. "We hate each other, it simply would never work."

In an increasingly odd AU where Harry Hero-Complex Potter succeeds in saving the life of Severus Snape, where Percy Too-Serious Weasley makes his brother laugh and saves his life in less than ten words, where Hermione BOOKS!!!! Granger succeeds in dragging everyone back to Hogwarts, where Draco Prissy-Princess Malfoy learns some manners before he hits twenty, where Lavender BOYS!!! Brown is rescued by Hermione in time, where Ron FOOD!!! Weasley learns to accept that some things are just meant to be and some things aren't (I could go on forever but anyway) something must go wrong. But fear not! Because no one we like dies . . . I should hope. Just a small mishap in the potions classroom . . . you already know the story, don't you? ■■■■■ please note that I try very hard to be humorous instead of insulting but please bear with me. We're all learning after all, right? ****NOTICE**** This is the original draft of the work published on AO3, under the same title and username. The AO3 version has been edited and condensed into fewer chapters. THIS VERSION IS UNEDITED 15/06/18 -- 09/08/18

Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy couldn't be more different. She's quiet, polite, a role model to everyone she knows, and even those she doesn't, and the brightest student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He's arrogant, annoying and the trademark jerk that every Slytherin is rumoured to be. By respect for the ancient feud between Gryffindor and Slytherin, Draco and Hermione hate each other, rarely ever having contact except for the undying attraction they seem to have for each other - one that doesn't go unnoticed by the rest of the school. The pair do everything in their power to resist the urge, but sometimes fate has other ideas.

Following the chaotic ending of her engagement to her life-long friend, Hermione Granger decided to take a much needed break from the public eye. Now she is making the decision to return to her own version of normalcy, but on her terms and with surprising allies at her side.