Hermione struggles with the pressure of war seething below the surface and her friendships are threatened by the insecurities she hides. She finds her world view shattered, when even Malfoy stumbles under the pending threat of Voldemort's dark plans. But that doesn't mean she likes the prick. 7th year at Hogwarts. AU.

If things had happened a little differently that night, Snape might have died and the war might not have been won. But they didn't, and Hermione was grateful. Now, all she had left was broken pieces of her old life. Will she cut herself on the pieces trying to fix it or find herself in the ashes of Hogwarts? A/U realistic-ish retelling of how I would have liked the story to end.