Criminal Love: A Dramione Fanfic

It's been 4 years since the war ended, and nothing has been the same. The Golden Trio had returned to Hogwarts to finish their seventh year, along with many other survivors. Since then, they have moved on with their own separate lives.

New relationships spring up, old ones fizzle out, and the demons of Hermiones past continue to haunt her. Memories of the war plague her dreams, the one place she can't escape them.

Draco thought that after his father was sentenced to the dementors kiss, he would be out of his life forever. But when he comes of age, he finds out his bloodline is tainted, and he will soon die. Unless he finds the one, that is. The one who will save him from his own demons.

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I was walking around the dark alley, searching for the criminal I was after. I could've sworn the bastard ran this way, but there seems to be no trace of him.

"Lumos." I whisper, in hopes to shed a bit of light on this situation, and on my surroundings. But as soon as the tip of my wand glows, it was blasted out of my hand.

I look up in shock, trying to make out the sliver of a figure I see standing a few feet away from me. He- she- they, had just used wordless magic to disarm me.

How was that possible? I was still incapable of doing wordless magic, it takes years of hard work and practice to master.

While I was lost in my thoughts, I hadn't noticed the figure had moved deeper into the shadows, out of my view. When I finally did realize, it was too late.

"Hey!" I called out, hoping that maybe this mysterious figure would come back. Within that same moment, I felt strong, sturdy arms wrap around my waist and pull me back into a warm body. The scent of peppermint and vanilla filled my senses, oddly making me feel calm and safe. I felt a head nuzzle into my neck and the person inhale, making my breath hitch in my throat. Then, just as soon as he came, he was gone, leaving me feeling cold in the darkness.