Summary: After the tragic death of Ron, Hermione decides to take up his torch and become an Auror herself, despite Harry's protests. When she discovers that Draco Malfoy has also made the decision to apply himself to be an Auror, she must come to terms with her distaste for him in order to pass training. But what dark secrets does Malfoy hold? COMPLETE.*RUNNER UP DRAMIONE AWARDS*

Hermione and Draco find solace in each other as drinking buddies, but so much more develops. Rated M for graphic lemons. Post Hogwarts. Complete

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.

She always knew who she was and never tried to be anything but, that was the beauty of her. But then two people show up at her doorstep and she finds that all that she was didn't really exist. Hermione Granger was a complete lie. With secrets of a daunting past revealed, she's thrown into a world that never wanted her. And even into the arms of a boy that always hated her.

She was dramatic. He was dynamic. She was precise. He was impulsive. He was James, and she was Lily, and one day they shared a kiss, but before that they shared many arguments, for he was cocky, and she was sweet, and matters of the heart require time.

For seven years, Draco has carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, and just when he thinks he'll be released, something happens that will make him seek help from the last person he could have imagined.