AU. It has been three years since Voldemort won. Hermione is one of the few wizards left free, concealed in the ruins of Hogwarts. And only midnight reveals its secrets. But she has been discovered by the last person she wants to see...

They're vultures, swooping in circles, ever watchful for weakness. Sharp words, barbs aimed to hurt. Tainted with a poison and aimed at the soft white underbelly of one another. She is the presence that breaks the silence, the only life that breathes in the same air he does. She is his conduit to the outside world, and he hates her for it.