The War is over. Severus Snape and Hermione Granger are the unlikeliest of allies, but now both are wanted fugitives and they just might not have another choice. Out of options and on the run, circumstances force them together. Unwillingly, they learn to trust one another. But can they prove each other's innocence? And even if they can, will they be willing to part?

The War is over. Hermione has returned to Hogwarts to help with its restoration. But she ends up staying at the school under much different circumstances, which bring her to care for a man whom she has defended, despised, and revered through her years as a student. It's not long before she realizes her true feelings for him. But can he love her and let go of the one he loved first?