Harry has been thrown into the Triwizard Tournament against his will and Hermione is the only person in his corner. He comes to realise how essential she is to his life, and begins to question why he hadn't seen it before - she's so much more than a friend, so much more. 4th year divergence, slow burn H/HR.

After Voldemort's reign of terror reached its end, Harry Potter tries to find his own place within wizarding England. Countering the effects of a new romance, old friends, and broken relationships, building a new world from the ashes of one that had already been destroyed, complications arise which threatens to end the magic in England, once and for all. A Harry/Hermione love story

Harry needs his inheritance. Hermione needs her wizard citizenship. Enter Sirius' great idea and BOOM! Marriage of convenience. But when did pretending stop being pretending? Full summary inside.

Dark times lie ahead, they said. Soon we will have to decide between what is easy and what is right, they said. Yeah, well. Nobody told him they were actually talking about that Yule Ball nightmare that now lies inescapably ahead with no clear answers in sight. How will he ever get out of this mess, and is there any way that doesn't involve dancing? (There isn't.)