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What Waits in The Dark by DancingPhantoms (Slytherinpiece987), Slytherinpiece987
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
30 Dec 2024
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Summary
Six months. That’s how long Hermione Granger has been presumed dead.
Then she shows up at Grimmauld Place with no memory of her last half-year. But she’s back—and for now, that’s all that matters.
Until her magic starts to change.
It’s subtle at first. But soon, Hermione realizes she’s losing control, her magic twisted into something she doesn't recognize. Desperate for answers, she turns to the last person she expects—Draco Malfoy.
Malfoy is colder, sharper than she remembers, hardened by war and secrets he won’t share. But he claims he can help, and desperate people do desperate things, so Hermione agrees. His training is brutal, pushing her beyond every limit. Yet it isn’t just the training that eats away at her sanity—it’s the way he watches her, as if he knows far more than he lets on. Hermione begins to suspect Draco knows exactly what happened in those missing months, but if he has the answers, he isn’t eager to share.
With the Order’s trust unraveling and reality slipping, Hermione must confront the possibility that Malfoy—enemy, trainer, keeper of dangerous truths—might be her only hope. But the deeper she digs, the closer she edges to a darkness she may not be able to outrun.