The decision to go back to Hogwarts, hadn't been an easy one to make. She'd thought long & hard before concluding that even without Harry & Ron, returning to her former school to finish her exams was indeed the right thing to do...wasn't it? Encountering Lucius Malfoy & striking a deal with Draco might change that. Lucius & Hermione Fic & Snape didn't die..hope you enjoy.

Hermione and Snape get along fairly well as housemates following the war when the invitation to the Anniversary Ball causes Hermione to take a good, long look at what she wants—or, to be more precise, whom. But can she make a choice when there are two desirable men rethinking their own opinions of her?