He is nothing to her until he becomes the only one standing between her and an ancient group of purebloods.
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**This is an after Hogwarts AU wizarding Uni Dramione fan fiction.**
*Themes- enemies to lovers, touch her and die, bully, forced proximity.
*All rights, characters, and universe belongs to JK Rowling.
*I am not a diehard HP fan so if I have certain world/magic details wrong please be kind. I'm trying!
*Triggers: bullying (not by Draco to Hermione), explicit content, dark themes, violence, NC bullying themes, and more.
*This book has a long plot, so stick with me ;)
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Hermione has received a full scholarship to Oriel Kambria, a University that can offer her everything she desires (namely being set on the path to becoming a Psychiawitch). That is, until she comes face to face with Draco Malfoy. After the Battle of Hogwarts she hadn't expected to see him, but there he is, as arrogant as ever. It takes one interaction for Hermione and Draco to fall into the same pattern that they had before-with pointed insults and contempt.
Things change when she's taken hostage by the University's elite secret club and immediately becomes the target of pureblood bullying.
Enter her childhood nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
She's despised him for as long as she's known him, and now he's the only one who can keep her alive.
All they have to do is pretend.
Pretend that she is his and keep the game going to survive.
Hermione and Draco are drawn deeper into a web of secrets, lies, and deception as they navigate the ruthless underbelly of a university founded on corruption, all the while managing the trials of academic life.
Hating Draco has always been easy, until their forced closeness causes Hermione to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about him, revealing desperation and passion she never knew existed.
And you know what they say.. there is always a fine line between madness and desire.
*cue evil cackle*
"You're a goddamn catalyst, you know that?" He said slowly, the wind picking up and blowing his hair into his eyes. "Every single emotion I feel, they become whole damn explosions because of you."
I sat there frozen, my breath caught in my throat.
I make him feel explosions.
I think of quicksilver eyes and pinkies brushing against one another and shared earbuds.
You make me feel how I imagine touching the stars would be.
Say it. Say it. Say it.
Nothing comes out.
Draco's expression shuttered closed, his spine going rigid. He stood up quickly, towering over me, and he held his broken arm out. "I know we bleed the same, Granger. I bled for you."
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slowburn dramione starting fifth year
book 1 in The Starlight Duology
spotify book playlist: "the stars aligned" (each song in order fits every chapter)
*I do not own any of these characters or this fictional world. All rights go to JK Rowling*
Disclaimer: some parts towards the end are straight from the original Deathly Hallows book/movie, more towards the last few chapters becausa jkr wrote the scenes well and I didn't want to rewrite canon. This was to highlight the outcomes of the story that do not change despite Draco and Hermione's relationship and everything that entails. I added a few things such as changing it to Hermione's POV, adding her thoughts, and changing some details to fit the story.