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She saved his life. And he hated her for it.
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05 Jul 2026
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Hermione sobbed and desperately started groping behind her for a means of escape.
Please, Please, she thought I need…
She couldn’t articulate what she needed, exactly, but then a cool door knob materialized underneath her searching palms, so inconsistent with the all encompassing heat surrounding her.
Hermione turned the knob on instinct, and fell back hard against a grassy ground.
Only three living people came to mind when she considered who might be skilled enough to fend off Fiendfyre: McGonnigal, Flitwick, and Snape.
But, no, not Snape. She had stood up for him long enough. Never again.
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28 Jan 2026
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Three years after the final battle, Hermione Granger returns to Hogwarts as an Arithmancy apprentice. Lonely and still recovering from the war, she is ready to begin building her new life - but will she let a surprising connection completely change the course of her future?
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Her wild halo of curls always seemed to be disappearing around the corner as he walked the stone corridors of the castle, trailing a lavender and mint fragrance that seemed to cling to his robes and burrow into his brain. He avoided the library, once a favorite refuge, and took to owl-ordering any books he didn’t already own, because she was sure to be set up at whichever table was nearest the aisle he needed. She would have piles of books spread across the entirety of the surface of the table, stacks of them on the chairs, her fingers smudged with ink, her brow furrowed and her bottom lip pinned between her teeth. She would not look up if he walked by.
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26 Jan 2026
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The war left Hogwarts standing, but not unchanged.
In the years that followed, students returned older, sharper and carrying more than textbooks ever accounted for. Authority was questioned. Gentleness became policy. Discipline was softened in the name of healing.
Hermione Granger returned to finish her NEWTs believing in that shift. Brilliant, disciplined, and relentless, she set out to examine whether leniency truly strengthened learning, or merely comforted it. Her research placed her back in the dungeons, assisting Professor Severus Snape, whose methods had never bent to fashion or approval.
What began as an academic inquiry quickly became something else.
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23 Jan 2026
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*~* NOW COMPLETED *~*
Four years after the war, Hermione Granger returns to Hogwarts to teach Alchemy, a newly introduced subject in the curriculum. Adjusting to life in a post-war world proves challenging, but the warm welcome from her colleagues offers a sense of comfort. All except one. Severus Snape believes Alchemy should fall under the expertise of the Potions Master and is far from pleased to see Hermione back.
Through music, Hermione begins to uncover aspects of Snape that have rarely been seen or understood.
It is a slow burn with plenty of angst and push and pull, with the eventual smut. HEA.
The story alternates between Hermione's and Snape's POV.
Each chapter is inspired by a song, which is revealed in the end notes.
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05 Oct 2025