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1. Would've, Could've, Should've by mintchipey

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   07 Feb 2026

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   • Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
   • Hermione Granger
   • Draco Malfoy
   • Hogwarts Eighth Year
   • Post-War
   • Angst and Feels
   • Song: Would've Could've Should've (Taylor Swift)
   • TSST Fest 2025
   • Song: Growing Sideways (Noah Kahan)
   • Mention of Previous Substance Abuse
   • Author has a tiny bit of religious trauma
   • Northern Attitude Fest
   • HEA
   • Religious Conflict

   Summary

   Hermione Granger thought life would be different after leaving Hogwarts. She tried her best to move on from the war, but it isn’t the memories of battle that haunt her. It's memories of eighth year—a pair of grey eyes and a hidden church—that linger in her mind.

   Draco Malfoy believed he had built a life beyond Hogwarts, one untouched by the past. But when she unexpectedly returns, memories of eighth year—a hidden church and a pair of brown eyes—resurface, proving some things are too sacred to be forgotten.

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