Dumbledore is dead, Voldemort is in hiding, and her two best friends are more like zombies. But Hermione has even bigger fish to fry. Namely Draco Malfoy who has returned to Hogwarts with a vengeance. And he's not messing around.

Their friendship was unlikely, but as time went on, she got to know the real person behind the cold mask. Friendship is golden when the world turns black. Take what you can get, and hold on to those you have. Eventual DHr and nonhuman Draco later on.