And when the darkness came - when sunshine faded and the final sliver of wax was melted into air by its burning flame - they were all each other had left. And maybe that was enough. • The year is 2000. The war has spanned years longer than anybody anticipated. In the Forest of Dean, two unlikely beings collide and strike a deal vested on trust and freedom. Hermione Granger should have known better than to make a deal with the devil. [SLOW BURN, NON-CANON COMPLIANT]