Fate is a fickle thing, and a single smile can catalyze a divergence of canon where Bellatrix teaches Draco a lesson that his parents never got around to… That life is full of choices, and if Helen was worth a hundred thousand men-at-arms, then surely Hermione was worth his one, measly act of defiance- This is a story that opens at the close.
Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 8 - Words: 49,827 - Reviews: 74 - Favs: 248 - Follows: 342 - Updated: 4/4/2022 - Published: 12/4/2020 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] Severus S., Bellatrix L.