Rating
Mature
Chapters
40
Words
191,730
Characters
Hermione, Draco, OtherCanon
Primary Relationship
Draco/Hermione
Secondary Relationship(s)
Draco/Pansy, Ron/Hermione, Harry/Hermione
Genre(s)
Drama, Romance, Angst
Era
Hogwarts
Advisory
Contains profanity, Strong violence, Scenes of a sexual nature, Substance abuse, Sensitive topic/issue/theme, Spoilers
Story Reviews
Status
Completed
First Published
2011-01-28 10:40pm
Last Chapter
2017-02-14 2:34pm
Last Updated
2017-02-14 2:34pm
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| Ch. # | Chapter Title | Word Count | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Abraxas Malfoy and a Christmas Past Abraxas Malfoy comes out of his enchanted portrait, taking his grandson back ten years to his seven year-old self, a beloved pet, and a tragedy. |
3,579 | 28 |
| 2 |
Present Day Burrow and a Future with Astoria Present Day: Hermione's intuition tells her Draco's Christmas is 'tainted' somehow. |
3,207 | 20 |
| 3 |
A Future Christmas Tragedy “Oh my God!” Draco said in painful anguish as he finally doubled over, fell to his knees, and buried his head in his hands, tears streaming at so much tragedy. How could it all come to this?" |
2,875 | 16 |
| 4 |
Draco Awakes Draco awakes and summons his house elves to do some good in his dark world. |
3,544 | 34 |
| 5 |
Draco's Teenage Mouth and a Mother's Revenge Before leaving the Manor, Draco finally finds out why his father walks with a cane and why he has mysterious scars on his back and shoulder. |
2,407 | 20 |
| 6 |
Hermione's Window Seat Hermione contemplates the last few days and learns a hard lesson... it's not just Malfoy. |
4,471 | 16 |
| 7 |
Draco's Women Draco looks back on his past loves and how they all used him for something... His Looks... Money... Sex... Status... |
5,347 | 19 |
| 8 |
A Slytherin New Year's Eve Party Welcome to "Animal Instincts"... the Slytherin New Years Eve Party. |
4,013 | 23 |
| 9 |
Alone with Granger Draco finally gets to be alone with his Granger... on the train back to Hogwarts. |
6,580 | 36 |
| 10 |
Surrounded by Magical Graffiti - Part 1. His secret revealed, Draco takes Hermione to a magical place at Hogwarts in an effort to prevent the worst part of his dream. |
4,512 | 19 |
| 11 |
Surrounded by Magical Graffiti - Part 2 So many confessions... |
3,798 | 41 |
| 12 |
Running from the Kitchen With such serious conversation in the kitchen, these two need to have a bit of fun. |
7,346 | 39 |
| 13 |
Magical Art and Black Canvas Vaults Magical Art is coming to Hogwarts and Draco sees an opportunity to help Lavender Brown feel less invisible. |
3,827 | 25 |
| 14 |
Wolves, Rabbits, and Snowy Constellations Draco and Hermione talk of important things... like what they want to do before they die. |
7,347 | 27 |
| 15 |
The Art in Dark Arts Draco breaks with Pansy by giving her a gentle push and Lavender is invisible no more. |
6,807 | 35 |
| 16 |
If My Eyes are Sad Draco helps Hermione solve the final word of his vault. But just as he is about to leave, something stops him. |
4,745 | 38 |
| 17 |
The Undeniable Craving in the Room of Hidden Things Hermione convinces Draco to give her one more night with him... one more night before they forget about their feelings and begin hating each other again. |
5,507 | 40 |
| 18 |
The Animagus in the Library Hermione receives her response from the Ministry and runs off to the library to do more research. Draco finds her asleep... along with the answer as to what's been bothering her for so long. |
6,807 | 30 |
| 19 |
Hermione Sends a Message Hermione continues her read of Delilah's Black Book of Poems while Blaise offers Astoria to Draco. |
6,049 | 21 |
| 20 |
Trust Me for an Hour If you were mine... |
7,103 | 43 |
| 21 |
A Lonely Friend A chat with a friend has Draco speaking of his love. |
4,784 | 18 |
| 22 |
Kiss Me Goodbye, Love Draco asks Hermione, "Could you love a Death Eater?" |
4,514 | 42 |
| 23 |
After the Fall "Dumbledore is dead," Draco announced to Voldemort. |
3,081 | 17 |
| 24 |
Draco and his House Elves Draco helps his house elves, then finally gets to be alone to grieve. |
4,111 | 22 |
| 25 |
The Flower of a Death Eater Hermione goes home and finally is able to read Draco's last message to her. |
3,045 | 28 |
| 26 |
A Squib Girl Named Delilah Hermione reads Delilah's Black Book of Poems... a Pureblood Wizard meets a Squib girl named Delilah. And Narcissa believes Draco to be going mad. |
7,730 | 28 |
| 27 |
The Child with 100 Gifts Draco visits a Muggle home. Hermione contemplates the men in her life. Voldemort reveals a sad story about a woman he loved once. |
5,697 | 12 |
| 28 |
A Death Eater at Westminster Abbey The Prince and Delilah get closer and Draco finds himself at the Westminster Abbey and Tromso, Norway. |
5,011 | 22 |
| 29 |
More than mere Friendship As the war went on week after grueling week, there seemed to be times when there was nothing to do but watch Hermione as she faithfully read her books. |
5,334 | 22 |
| 30 |
The End of Delilah's Black Book of Poems At the book's end, Hermione discovers the author of "Delilah's Black Book of Poems," while Draco visits the Disowned. |
6,143 | 20 |
| 31 |
The Funerals of the Fallen Funerals of the Fallen |
3,631 | 11 |
| 32 |
Cemetery Bridge "Why are you here?" |
4,502 | 9 |
| 33 |
Facing Certain Truths at Malfoy Manor Hermione apparates too close to a Venomous Tentacula plant, forcing Draco to take her inside the manor for the antidote. |
4,148 | 9 |
| 34 |
Music and Light at Malfoy Manor Hermione opens up about the war and it changes Draco. |
5,916 | 18 |
| 35 |
The Magic of Delilah's Black Book of Poems The true magic of Delilah's Black Book of Poems is discovered. |
3,957 | 10 |
| 36 |
Telling Harry Everything Hermione confesses to Harry. And he ends up finding a certain Snatcher that happens to be in possession of a very important book. |
3,519 | 7 |
| 37 |
Back to Hogwarts Back to Hogwarts |
3,844 | 18 |
| 38 |
Trust me for one more hour? Hermione receives a note... "Trust me for one more hour?" |
4,812 | 6 |
| 39 |
The First of September ~ Hermione's Hour The First of September ~ Hermione's hour. |
2,668 | 8 |
| 40 |
Epilogue: What happened? Goyle marries a Muggle. Draco reflects on his life. Skippen knows what to do. It all ends. |
5,412 | 90 |
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