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1. Drink Before the War by thatsjazzbaby

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, M/M, Multi, F/F
   • Work in Progress

   02 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
   • Luna Lovegood/Pansy Parkinson
   • Hermione Granger
   • Draco Malfoy
   • Theodore Nott
   • Harry Potter
   • Ron Weasley
   • Blaise Zabini
   • Ginny Weasley
   • Pansy Parkinson
   • Astoria Greengrass
   • Daphne Greengrass
   • Luna Lovegood
   • Hogwarts Era
   • The Golden Trio Era (Harry Potter)
   • Hogwarts Sixth Year
   • Second Wizarding War with Voldemort (Harry Potter)
   • Hogwarts Eighth Year
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • Lovers to Enemies
   • Slow Burn
   • Angst
   • Yearning
   • But in a messed up way
   • Morally Grey Hermione Granger
   • Morally Grey Draco Malfoy
   • Dark Draco Malfoy
   • if we're being honest
   • Death Eater Draco Malfoy
   • Possessive Draco Malfoy
   • Possessive Hermione Granger
   • Toxic Draco Malfoy
   • Toxic Hermione Granger
   • he really drags her down to his level
   • Draco Malfoy is Obsessed with Hermione Granger
   • Morally Grey Theodore Nott
   • Ron Weasley Bashing
   • sometimes he deserves it sometimes he doesn't
   • Pureblood Culture (Harry Potter)
   • Unbreakable Vow (Harry Potter)
   • Minor Character Death
   • POV Hermione Granger
   • Inspired by Wuthering Heights
   • loosely
   • though I do not dream of doing it justice
   • Betrayal
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • you're going to suffer but you're going to be happy about it
   • Eventual Smut
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Sexual Harassment
   • not between Hermione/draco
   • Angry Hermione Granger
   • fighting and violence is their foreplay if that is not obvious

   Summary

   “Kill me, then. Give me a drink of the poison from your lips and I’ll fade from this earth willingly.”

    

   ***

   A tale that has been told hundreds of times, in a thousand different ways. In this one, two people find love unexpectedly amidst dangerous and cruel circumstances. It begins with Hermione witnessing something she wasn’t supposed to, Draco developing a confusing obsession with her as a consequence, and the brightest witch of her age being unable to decide if she quite likes that or not.

   A tale that is told in three parts. Each with their own story. Each with their own betrayals. Each with their own fucked up version of love.

   Anybody want a drink before the war?

   ***

   Or: A toxic and morally grey retelling of Hermione and Draco's experience from sixth year onwards loosely inspired by Wuthering Heights, in which one of their only redeeming qualities is their love.

   (NOT ABANDONED next update for chapter 12 coming soon, had a family emergency I have been dealing with recently! Will update ASAP)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   51,995

   Chapters:

   11/?

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