When Malfoy was pointing his wand at the headmaster and Harry was immobile under the Invisibility cloak, Hermione, under a Disillusionment Charm, entered the Astronomy Tower. The events are now drastically changed, Dumbledore survives and Snape owes Hermione a life debt. Rated M for sexual content, language and some violence.

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.