Hermiones life is falling apart. Everything she'd bottled up in her life is starting to take her over. She feels a deep loathing for her own being. And with everything going on in their seventh, and final, year, how will she cope? Who can help her put out of her despair? Who can help her find her way back to the light?

Dr. Spencer Reid should never have been sent on that assignment. He should never have seen the things he saw or felt the things he felt. But he did. And now he's back with the team. At least as much as a shell of a man can be. But can he let go of the past or will he slip into his old habits?

Set 9 years after the end of the book, Mary, Dickon, and Colin all return to Misselthwaite after not seeing each other for many years. They overcome obstacles to discover the truth behind their feelings. dickonxoc, dickonxmary.