What if Harry wasn't the one who spotted the doe that night in the forest of Dean?**A/U story that follows DH story line** Rated M for a reason!

Hermione is afflicted by a curse. Her hyper-attuned senses mean that the entire world overwhelms her. She returns to Hogwarts in the hope that it can be the haven she needs. But she finds that it provides far more than she ever expected.

It's Hermione's last night at Hogwarts. She and an unexpected dance partner generate enough heat to burn the floor.

Post-DH, EWE. Six years after the war, Hermione discovers a neglected and abused population with no place in a post-Voldemort world, and the man who stayed behind to pick up the pieces. A story of reconciliation, redemption, and above all, love.

When the one's you trust betrays you. And you have to pick between two evils why not to pick the third one? The one you know.