Eighth year at Hogwarts is going to be boring. That's what Draco Malfoy thinks when the Wizengamot makes attendance a condition of his pardon. After all, after letting Death Eaters into the school, failing to kill his headmaster, and being forced to serve a homicidal madman, how could finishing up his education *possibly* be interesting?
Answer: a coveted Transfigurations advanced study position, Minerva Mcgonagall's surprising fondness for him, thestrals, tea with Hagrid, tutoring Harry Potter, Granger and Weasley's excessive PDA, and the perplexing nature of sleight-of-hand double-dates with Harry, Luna, and Ginny. And then, of course, there's righteously indignant (if misinformed) Weasley, Draco's own insecurities and flair for dramatics, and a long-suffering Kingsley Shacklebolt.
If I can work in tie-switching and Great Hall relationship reveal I will, because those are some of my very favorite tropes.
A year has passed since the Battle of Hogwarts, many have went on with their lives, some are still stuck in the past. But of course, Hogwarts still stands and is accepting students again, old and new. Now this year, Harry Potter won't be coming back to Hogwarts, but his sister will, to finish her two last years, and it's not just Jaime Potter who's coming back to where their big adventure began, but also Draco Malfoy. This Year in Hogwarts, two people, both broken, will be brought together by their pasts and may be a start of a new chapter in their lives.