Eight years after the Fall of Voldemort, a mystery illness is stalking the wizarding world. Hermione Granger was the most brilliant witch of her age until she ran away. Even in death, Severus Snape was a reviled and polarizing figure. What happens when they return to face all they left behind? EWE, SS/HG; rated M for violence and adult situations.

Severus Snape bitterly watches the Golden Trio return to Hogwarts, their year-long Horcrux hunt a failure, as the war threatens to destroy the world they all hold so dear. Eventual HGSS, non-explicit.