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1. Left in Ruins by Kiiiwiiibird

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

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

   14 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
   • Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley
   • Hermione Granger
   • Draco Malfoy
   • Daphne Greengrass
   • Ron Weasley
   • Ginny Weasley
   • Bill Weasley
   • Septima Vector
   • Original Characters
   • Lucius Malfoy
   • Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • Astoria Greengrass
   • Slow Burn
   • Mutual Pining
   • POV Draco Malfoy
   • POV Hermione Granger
   • Forced Proximity
   • Ancient History
   • Italy
   • Mystery
   • Eventual Smut
   • Happy Ending
   • Happily Ever After
   • Competent Draco Malfoy
   • Competent Hermione Granger
   • Draco Malfoy In Love
   • Secret Relationship
   • Romance
   • Research
   • Ministry of Magic Employee Hermione Granger
   • Hermione Granger Needs a Break
   • Ancient magic
   • Draco Malfoy Falls First
   • Post-War
   • Ministry of Magic Employee Draco Malfoy
   • Angst
   • dramione - Freeform
   • Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug
   • Herculaneum
   • Curse Breaking
   • Archaeology

   Summary

   Three years after the war, Hermione Granger is appointed Research Head of an international excavation in the ruins of Herculaneum, Italy. The discoveries made promise to rewrite magical history.

   The last person she expects to find on her task force is Draco Malfoy.

   As the excavation uncovers ancient magic, buried knowledge, and a mystery that has remained hidden for nearly two thousand years, Hermione finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about history, trust, and the people around her.

   Some inheritances are written in blood.
   Others are written in choice.

   OR
    
   A slow-burn post-war Dramione featuring archaeology, curse-breaking, ancient magic, and one increasingly frustrated Draco Malfoy.

   Series

   • Part 1 of The Programme

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   55,609

   Chapters:

   17/31

   Comments:

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