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When ancient Egyptian tombs start yielding mutilated bodies positioned in ritual patterns, the Ministry knows they need their best curse-breaker on the case. What they don't tell Hermione Granger is that her assigned "security detail" will be Draco Malfoy—former Death Eater, current rule-breaking Auror, and the absolute last person she wants to be trapped in a pyramid with.
Draco Malfoy isn't thrilled either. Being bodyguard to Granger is clearly Potter's idea of punishment for his unauthorized use of dark magic during a raid. But as a former Death Eater trying to redeem his family name, he can't exactly refuse Ministry orders—even if it means spending time in the desert with Granger.
As they descend into labyrinthine tombs where ancient magic pulses through stone, they discover something more dangerous than cursed artifacts or murderous cultists.
Now they must navigate their complicated history while racing to stop another crazy murderer—all while fighting an attraction that feels suspiciously like fate.
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13 Jul 2025
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Harry Potter is dead. The Order has fallen. The war has been lost.
Captured at the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione finds herself locked away in the dungeons of Nott Castle, imprisoned by the Death Eaters. Just when she thinks all is lost, she faces a choice from Lord Voldemort himself; join him, or die. Yet Hermione harbors a defiant plan of her own – with no one else left to fight, she intends to kill Voldemort herself, or die trying.
A deadly, battle-hardened Draco is assigned as her chaperone, determined to test her resolve training for the brutal trials Voldemort has set forth for her. Unbeknownst to Hermione, a secret plan is already in motion, one that threatens to unravel her sense of self and challenge everything she is willing to fight – and die – for.
As she navigates this treacherous path, Hermione must confront the darkness within and grapple with her own capacity for evil, all while trying not to be killed before she can make her move. Will her proximity to Voldemort and the Death Eaters alter her fundamentally? Or will she find out what she is truly made of in the face of such overwhelming odds?
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29 May 2025
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There's nowhere to hide when a victorious Voldemort sends his best tracker to find Hermione. Draco won't give up until he finds her again. A story of the unraveling of the lies we tell ourselves.
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- Part 1 of Last Year
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09 Sep 2024
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"On a scale of one to ten, how comfortable would you say you are with me physically?" she asked.
"Zero."
Hermione's lips pursed in annoyance because she really should have seen that coming. How charming that the extent of his arseholery could still surprise her.In which Hermione is determined to find a loophole to free her from a forced marriage with Draco Malfoy. But with only two weeks until they are legally required to consummate, it would be irresponsible not to prepare for every contingency.
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- Part 1 of Ten out of Ten and Counting
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23 Aug 2024
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When Ron dies during the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry blames Hermione for his death. Filled with grief and desperate for peace Hermione flees to the Muggle World to live in exile. Four years later, the last person she ever wanted to see again from the Wizarding World walks into her bookshop: Draco Malfoy. Due to the dwindling birth rates in the Magical World the Ministry has implemented a Marriage Law and to their absolute horror they've been matched. Though the motives for their match from the powers that be seems more like it was meant to punish the pair than to contribute to the Wizarding World. Together, they find healing and comfort from their painful past as they try to move forward and realize that sometimes the best revenge is a happy life.
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23 Aug 2024