Hermione would do almost anything to win the war against Voldemort, but after reading a book confiscated from the Malfoy estate, she begins to see that there is a price to pay for the magical and brutal help that she receives. Draco Malfoy, proper heir to the terrible magic and badly broken by war himself, is the only one who seems to have any idea of what is haunting her.

AU. It has been three years since Voldemort won. Hermione is one of the few wizards left free, concealed in the ruins of Hogwarts. And only midnight reveals its secrets. But she has been discovered by the last person she wants to see...

We have the testimony of Harry, but witnesses can be notoriously unreliable, especially when they have only part of the story. This is a biography of Severus Snape from his birth until his death. It is canon-compatible, and it is Snape's point of view.

Bellatrix. Andromeda. Sirius. Regulus. Narcissa. "The Most Ancient and Noble House of Black has fallen along with the stars."