QuillOfMerlin
Hermione Granger's work as a double agent inside Lord Voldemort's inner circle is far from over. Now that she has proven her worth, Voldemort is no longer content to simply claim her as his daughter. He intends to shape her into a weapon.
To maintain her cover, Hermione hones her ability to infiltrate and manipulate minds, practicing on whomever Voldemort commands. She tells herself each act is necessary and clings to the belief that her choices still belong to her. Yet the deeper she goes, the harder it becomes to ignore a troubling pattern: even when she has a choice, she has a tendency to go too far.
When Hermione finally begins to understand the boundaries of her own power and agency, she decides she is ready to face the truth of the prophecy that has loomed over her since the Battle of the Ministry.
What she learns fractures that fragile certainty.
As she marches towards fate, Hermione must decide what her agency truly means in the face of her unyielding loyalty to Harry Potter.