[DRAMIONE] Post-war fic. Voldemort is dead. 8th year. The war is over but even a year later, lingering scars make it hard to forget. Hermione battles with the demons in her head and makes the terrible discovery that her scars were poisoned by Bellatrix Lestrange's dagger the day she was tortured. After Voldemort's death triggers an irreversible process, Hermione must find a way to rid her arm of the dark magic before it's too late. Afraid of the burden she'd pose on her friends, she isolates herself from everyone. Except him. ~ Draco Malfoy had always been cold and heartless. Hermione Granger was always so stubborn and put together. But war changes even the best and worst of us. After two worlds collide, things finally start to make sense again but will the old wounds ever fully be healed? All characters belong to J.K. Rowling. Please do not republish or copy. Thank you!