Hermione Black Dagworth-Granger is a French pureblood heiress, born into a world of secrets, magic, and danger, bred to be Slytherin with the heart of Godric and the mind of Rowena. She's a talented witch, with an aptitude for magic. But she soon learns that not everything is as perfect as it seems, and sometimes, one needs to sacrifice the world for those she loves.

The return of the eighth year students was supposed to be calm. Moderated. Peaceful, even. Draco returned to escape the chaos wrought upon his shambles of a life and Harry to flee the responsibility of a world that sees him as something greater than was truly possible. Hogwarts was a safe haven, right? At least it was until Hagrid comes up with the wonderful idea to introduce...