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“Mother... if I were... In the event that one found oneself... shall we say interested in interacting with someone who was not normally included in our social circles, would that... would one find oneself quite dismissed from the family, do you suppose?”
The first wizarding war didn't end. It just changed tactics.
Hidden in bureaucracy, buried in laws, and baked into bloodlines, wizarding society is still divided into those who belong, and those who don't. But Hermione Granger has never backed down from a challenge, and she's never wanted anything more than to belong.
Not every war is fought with battles and curses. Some are fought with hushed conversations, careful compromises, and a revolution that begins in a library.
[This story begins in third year and updates Sundays and Tuesdays.]
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- Part 1 of The Quiet War
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Hermione could see it in Malfoy's eyes—the absolute certainty that he would tear through every person here to get to her. The boy who'd once hesitated to kill Dumbledore was gone. In his place stood someone who'd crossed lines that couldn't be uncrossed.
He extended his hand, palm up. Both an invitation and a command. "Come home now. Willingly."
Home. As if the manor had ever been that. As if she belonged there. As if she belonged to him.
Instead Hermione placed her hand in his and let him guide her toward his army of Inferi.
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Lord Protector. The title was a masterstroke of propaganda. Voldemort had done the unthinkable and reinvented himself. His Death Eaters were now 'Aurors,' their silver skulls replaced by Ministry insignia. They were the law.
Meanwhile, Auror Draco Malfoy fights a desperate battle against a Veela pledge that's slowly consuming his sanity.
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In the wake of the War, Hermione Granger struggles to keep herself together, memories of the things she's lived through and the reality of who she has become like a snapping hound at her heels.
In the wake of the War, Draco Malfoy was freed from his shackles - from his fear. His wounds are still raw, still painful, but he takes pride in them, in the person he now dares to be.
In the wake of the War, Hermione Granger hates herself. And Draco Malfoy hates her for it.
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In a world without Tom Riddle or Death Eaters, the wizarding class divide and prejudice still thrive. With no troll in the dungeon to solidify their friendship, Hermione Granger never forms a bond with Harry Potter or Ron Weasley. Resented and ostracised at Hogwarts for her unapologetic intellect and self-righteous superiority, Hermione spends most of her school years isolated and alone. Meanwhile, Draco Malfoy moves through the school with passiveness despite his popularity, secretly burdened by the weight of his family name and a deep discontent he cannot name. When detention entangles them together, they become drawn into the same orbit and the certainty of their separate lives begins to fray. Constantly losing and finding each other in an ambiguous path, they both navigate a gravity they cannot resist.
If you’re looking for fluffy romance, this isn’t for you. This is a nuanced exploration of two flawed characters finding their way through a complicated connection. It’s a macroscopic observation of unresolved conflicts, shifting dynamics, and the grey areas of human relationships. At times, it will hurt. And it will frustrate. But above all, it will lay bare the messy, unvarnished truth of the human experience.
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Nine years ago, Hermione Granger created a plan to become Minister of Magic by the time she turned 60. As part of that plan she knew she needed a husband and two children to convince the public to support her.
She is now approaching her thirty-fourth birthday and is still single, though not for lack of trying. She's questioning her dating methodology as friends grow distant, her parents age, her fertile years are peaking, and the professional goals she created at twenty-five are starting to become harder to cling to. She knows she needs something to change, but that's easier said than done when Draco Malfoy won't leave her the fuck alone.
As for Draco, there's nothing quite as alluring as an angry Hermione Granger, and that's why he's been teasing her for the last ten years. It's only when he comes up with his best idea yet - and gets himself assigned as her security detail for an event that absolutely does not require it - that he starts to peel back the layers and sees her for who she really is. She's more than just a beautiful witch with a fierce temper. She's flawed, lonely, and starting to burn out.
Draco knows he can help. He just needs to her to say yes first.