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    Five years after the Battle of Hogwarts, the wizarding world is what you might call “a godsdamned mess.” The population is dwindling, the economy is suffering, and Hermione Granger has decided to pursue an arranged marriage—but only so she can be nominated to the antiquated Wizengamot, of course. After all, the Wizengamot is ignoring the world’s problems, and Hermione is determined to fix them. Granted, she never expected to be matched with Draco sodding Malfoy—the newest DMLE consultant who wears his Azkaban tattoos as proudly as his childhood sneer. But admittedly, between the turbulence of her farcical relationship, corrupt politicians, and a serial killer on the loose, nothing in Hermione’s life is going according to plan. Maybe hate sex with her husband will help?

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    Updates weekly every Thursday.

    In a war with no end, Voldemort still rages, the Order fractures, and Hermione Granger has never been more alone.

    Cut off on a collapsing viaduct, a masked death eater dives into the river after her, saves her life, and returns her wand. Instead of delivering her to Voldemort, he lets her go.

    In a reckless moment, Hermione Apparates them both to her hidden sanctuary. A warded corner of an Edinburgh library that belongs to her alone.

    She never sees his face.
    He decides the corner, and the witch who owns it, now belong to him too.

    What begins as one stolen night becomes Thursday rituals at 11 pm. Notes hidden in children’s books, invisible eyes in the shadows, ropes, blindfolds, and whispered claims.

    Hermione is desperate to unmask the man who has become her only refuge.
    He will do anything to make her crave the monster before she learns his name.

    As secrets unravel and loyalties shatter, the real danger is how far she'll fall for the enemy, and how much of herself she'll lose in the ruins.

    Dark, obsessive, morally grey Dramione. Slow burn to ruin. Eventual explicit content.

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    18 Jan 2026

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    Control isn't the only thing Draco Malfoy has lost. But he will get it back. He will get everything back.

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    18 Jan 2026

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    A Golden Girl missing.
    A Slytherin Prince trapped.
    An Order holding secrets.
    And a Dark Lord ruling.

    Warning: Dark AU (not dark main character) with deep discussions of trauma caused by physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.

    This fic starts out in the midst of the darkness, and shows the trauma, and healing journeys of each character as they fight to keep as much of themselves as possible, in a world trying to take it all.

    (The rape is not between Draco and Hermione)

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    18 Jan 2026

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    Hermione Granger didn't really expect to live through the war, or at least she hadn't planned for what would come after. Now that it was over, she had to figure out how to move on and what to do next.

    She decided to focus on a number of personal projects. Getting her NEWTs. Becoming an Animagus. Figuring out who she really was by doing whatever she wanted.

    As part of her progress towards that last part, she let herself get distracted by Draco Malfoy and Theodore Nott, and ended up doing a lot of things she'd never done before.

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    04 Jun 2025