Hermione is out after curfew when she witnesses something that will change her relationship to her DADA professor forever.

Brewing potions helps Hermione focus and think. So, when Snape catches her and offers her a chance to brew in his private labs, she quickly agrees despite his cryptic demand that in exchange she will give him one hour of her time. After Dumbledore's death Hermione wants nothing to do with him, but what happens when Snape demands his hour during the Final Battle?

Severus Snape and Hermione Granger deal with traumas past and present and find they have more in common than they realize as they prepare for the ultimate confrontation with Voldemort. SSHG pairing. Not HBP compliant. This is a novel length story.