*COMPLETE* After the war, Hermione and Severus share a drunken one night stand. Horrified when he realises Hermione was a virgin, Snape gives her a dangerous dark artifact and disappears. An accident at the Ministry throws their lives into chaos. Divine Intervention is a tricky thing and what at first seems a fateful mistake might prove to actually be the correction of one.

Hermione struggles to keep away the heart aches caused by Ron choosing Lavender over her. A trip to Diagon Alley during the Christmas of her sixth year leads to an encounter that might just give her what she really wanted all along. Written for Quills and Parchments Lemonade comp Judges award for most creative use of magic.