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*
#1 [BOOK ONE]
She's got a fiery temper and the typical Slytherin bad attitude, a perfect match for her absolute best friend and partner in crime - Draco Malfoy.
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Seren Selwyn knows just what it means to have a future laid out for her and an intimidating parent breathing down her neck. She knows what it's like to exist in a world that would rather you didn't, in a world that believes you are the villain.
So maybe it's the fact that he's always loved her, that makes her feel like she can take on that same world with flames and steel. Maybe it's the fact that they live in the darkness together that makes it's all vanquishable.
Because without him, would she even be the same?
Without him - would her demons be victorious?
She'll never know, because Draco Malfoy vows to be by her side forever.
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He didn't know he was going to fall for her, she is his best friend in all of the world. But when he fell, he fell hard. Every aspect of his life - dominated by the existence of this girl. Friendship became a crush, a crush became love, love became insatiable desire.
Draco Malfoy isn't often denied what he wants, but for her he'd give up the world.
"I more than love you, Seren Selwyn. I live for you."
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In a changing, terrifying world that seems to expect more and more from them - will their love be enough to survive it?
~~They've been best friends since Day One of Hogwarts,
but do best friends love each other the way they do?~~
Starts off in first year and carries out through the years - UNDERGOING HEAVY REWRITE.
Slow burn. Some smut in later years, mainly fluff when they're younger :)