Remus picks a flower for Hermione, a simple act that sparks a powerful magic and forces the pair to face their feelings for each other. Will student and professor resist their love due to propriety and personal fears, or will they let themselves be silently drawn? Slow burn. Some time travel involved. Marauders' era/post-DH.

The first thing lost in war is time - and yet when Hermione finds it, there are ghosts everywhere. "Why-" He's reaching out for her because everything hurts without her. "Why can't I stay with you?" She had always blamed him for leaving her - she never thought the roles would be reversed.