Hermione Granger returns to Hogwarts to help rebuild the shattered castle the summer after the war. She and the other summer resident - and eventually their friends - have to come to terms with how the war broke more than just the walls of the building. Follows multiple Hogwarts students through '8th year' and one additional year of early adulthood. COMPLETE.

"He smelled like the vision in his eyes, the day after a storm. I could've melted into that moment- when he released me. Our eyes opened, still centimeters from each other. He looked frightened, the crease between his brows more prominent. He opened his mouth, my heart racing for the words to escape when he said, "That was a mistake." Slow Romance, 5yr/PostWar, DM/HG, M.

Reunited at Hogwarts five years after the Final Battle, Draco and Hermione learn to overcome past demons.

Even though he was a spy for the light, Draco's punishment for taking the mark is to spend a year in a muggle neighbourhood. Hermione's neighbourhood. They become friends, but before anything else can happen, their scars need healing first. Dramione. All credit to JK Rowling.