A/N - My first fanfic I hope you enjoy
Draco's PoV
It had been a month since the war and my life was terrible . I had accepted the fact that it was my fault my life was like this it was time to stop hiding behind the excuse that it was my fathers fault or Voldermorts or anyone else's it was my fault mine and only mine . After the war all death-eaters people who bore the dark mark or openly supported The dark lord were taken for trial and then thrown into Azkaban which was a far better place then before since the Dementers were taken away thankfully. My entire family was taken for a trial . My father got a life sentence to Azkaban . Me and my mother on the other hand were about to be thrown into Azkaban when Potter , Harry potter the boy I have been enemies with for 7 whole years , the boy I insulted for having no family and being a coward spoke up "I think that we shouldn't throw the both of them into Azkaban since information I have got has let me know that Lucius Malfoy forced his family to join the Voldermort" I looked at him shocked for about a moment . When a council member cleared his throat "but we can't let them go without a punishment " Arguments started to breakout and me and my mother were lead outside so that the council can make a decision . We waited for about half an hour . The most stressful half hour of my life . My mother sat silently on a bench while I paced I was half shocked and half worried . I was worried about what the punishment would be and also shocked Harry freakin potter helped me even though he knew I was the reason why his mentor Albus Dumbledore was dead. Another council member came out and let us in . Kingsley who was the head council member said "Your punishment is not as bad as those before you . Your manor and all your possessions will be taken to compensate the people who your father has harmed . You will be given an apartment in London with a fixed monthly fee of wizard and muggles money for 6 months which is enough time for you to find a well paying job in the wizarding or muggle world Dismissed. And with that we were led out.
So It had been a month since the war and time was running out I had 5 months more to find a suitable job. The problem was no one was ready to hire me . I kept having nightmares of all the people my father killed it haunted me always . No one was ready to hire an ex- death eater . So I gave up I had a simple routine now . Look for jobs to please mother be unsuccessful and then finally use the wizarding money I had to drink at the Hogs Head. It was a quiet place where I didn't have to bear the whispers that followed me . I used get drunk wobble back home and go to bed and at night I would wake up screaming from the nightmares
Hermione's PoV
My life after the war was a roller -coaster of emotions . I was depressed for weeks due to all the friends we lost , Ron finally kissed me and I was so happy. I wanted to go back to Hogwarts and finish our last year but Harry and Ron both wanted to become Aurors and Ron and I argued about it for a week . I don't want to say this but he won. The three of us got the job almost instantly . I had fun the first few weeks with harry and Ron by my side but then with time we seemed to drift apart they got busy Harry with Ginny since she was leaving in two weeks for Hogwarts . I hated work till the point where I was getting up and dragging myself to work .
Even Ron seemed distant so I focused on my work . I still had nightmares at night about all the people we lost about how Bellatrix tortured me it happened every night . Some person who died in the war would haunt me and then I would see myself being tortured by her it got so bad. Every time it happened I would try to physically hurt myself . I had tried everything from sleeping potions to muggles medication . I was supposed to be happy now that the war was over but it looks like the ghosts of my past won't leave me alone .
AN- I hope you like it let me know what you think and I will update the next chapter soon .