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The Awakening
by Lucas
45 Ratings, 0 Likes, 14 Favorites )The war is over, and so is Hermione’s marriage. An embittered Ron has walked away, leaving her empty and in terrible debt. Draco Malfoy has barely escaped life in Azkaban, and more recently, a torturous marriage to Pansy Parkinson. He, however, feels no pain until his mother is abducted, taking the only person left in his world. When Draco decides to hire Hermione to help him, they discover a disturbing perversion of nature in fey form, an enraged and envious villain, and something neither of them ever expected—each other.
37,642 Words, Started 12/29/2010, Completed 09/15/2011
Crown of the North
45 Ratings, 0 Likes, 5 Favorites )Two years after Voldemort's fall, Remus Lupin plays at teaching, while Ariadne MacDougal prepares for a career in apothecarism. But what is the price of choosing what is right over what is easy? And is Caradoc Dearborn really dead?
Part II of The Moon-Cursers. Now updated to be DH-compatible.
88,099 Words, Started 12/27/2006, Completed 03/04/2007
Eburos
by Lady Silma
44 Ratings, 0 Likes, 78 Favorites )Magic can’t fix everything, especially people. Hermione makes a visit and learns that some things might be broken forever, no matter how hard you try.
9,080 Words, Started 07/27/2007, Updated 08/17/2007
The Secret of Hydra
by RedHH
44 Ratings, 0 Likes, 2 Favorites )Severus and Bellatrix had a single night together. The consequences would last much longer. Slight SS/BL, OFC, AU.
16,784 Words, Started 11/22/2010, Updated 03/09/2011
Lessons in Metempsychosis and Saṅsāra
by TeaOli
43 Ratings, 0 Likes, 5 Favorites )After dying in the Shrieking Shack, Severus Snape is sent back so that he can learn to be a functional human being. In spite of the strides he appears to make, he and his very own “Clarence” know that it’s mostly window-dressing.
Hermione Granger doesn’t regret the choices she made during the war, but that doesn’t stop her seeking some sort of absolution for some of the consequences. If she could let go of her guilt, she might learn to believe she’s got abilities beyond being a swot.
38,402 Words, Started 06/22/2012, Updated 10/24/2013
To Cure a Curse
by linlawless
43 Ratings, 0 Likes, 11 Favorites )When Dumbledore is struck with an unknown curse, an unlikely alliance forms in an effort to find a cure. Rating is for later chapters.
22,424 Words, Started 02/27/2011, Completed 05/22/2011
An Unwitting Romance
by notsosaintly
43 Ratings, 0 Likes, 135 Favorites )Professor Snape has fallen into a pit of despair. Will Hermione be able to pull him out?
5,766 Words, Started 04/04/2005, Completed 04/04/2005
Silent All These Years
by livvy6
39 Ratings, 0 Likes, 8 Favorites )What happened in April of 2002? Why are Death Eaters being murdered? What secret has kept Severus Snape silent for years?
24,777 Words, Started 02/04/2008, Completed 02/26/2008
The Scrivenshaft's Book
39 Ratings, 0 Likes, 1 Favorite )Knowing she is dying a slow and humiliating death, Hermione begins writing to her daughter in the future. Written for Josette in the 2011 SSHG_Exchange.
24,093 Words, Started 02/06/2012, Updated 04/28/2012
The Librarian's Assistant
by magalena
38 Ratings, 0 Likes, 3 Favorites )In order to be released from custody, Lucius is required to obtain meaningful employment. What better job could he find than working in a research library as the librarian's assistant? Now all he has to do is convince the librarian that he's the man for the job.
This was originally written and posted at the 2011 Lucius Big Bang fest on LJ. Note: rating and warnings are for later chapters.
36,483 Words, Started 05/21/2012, Completed 07/07/2012
Dented and Tarnished
37 Ratings, 0 Likes, 5 Favorites )Hermione is in possession of a very unique silver box, which has strong ties to one Severus Snape. An extensive drabble series in four parts.
5,090 Words, Started 12/07/2010, Completed 12/11/2010
Parallel Dilemma
by nagandsev
37 Ratings, 0 Likes, 5 Favorites )Hermione is thrown into a parallel universe where everything is the same but different. While there, she finds another who has suffered the same fate as her, and together they try to find their way back to their home universe. Originally conceived as a gift for nottonyharrison for the GE Fic Exchange 2013, based on her wonderful prompt; due to helpful encouragement and much needed sprucing up, and generous support by a help-squad of wonderful witches, the story has now been given more proper love and care.
60,006 Words, Started 08/13/2013, Completed 10/31/2014
Faithful Death
37 Ratings, 0 Likes, 22 Favorites )It is five years after the final battle and life is great until there is a murder at Hogwarts. Please heed the warnings.
27,935 Words, Started 07/31/2006, Completed 09/12/2006
A Rose for Hermione
37 Ratings, 0 Likes, 25 Favorites )Hermione and Snape disappeared years earlier. Harry has finally found them. One shot.
2,860 Words, Started 03/07/2006, Completed 03/07/2006
Unlikely Connections
by LadyTuesday
36 Ratings, 0 Likes, 73 Favorites )The strongest connections in life are the ones that seem the most unlikely. After enduring a brutal violation at the hands of a friend and an intimate link with a man she never expected, Hermione Granger was never more sure of anything than that.
7,354 Words, Started 02/12/2008, Updated 03/12/2008
Daughter of the Snake
by kyasky
35 Ratings, 0 Likes, 32 Favorites )PostHBP: spoilers. Hermione, an Auror, makes one drunken mistake and finds herself on a new path towards love, adventure, and the discovery of her true heritage. Eventual HG/SS with some HG/HP
14,001 Words, Started 09/07/2006, Updated 11/06/2006
Cordial Relations
35 Ratings, 0 Likes, 3 Favorites )Mystery and mayhem or: someone is missing, someone is frantic and everyone has their own agenda. And there is a bit of romance, too.
23,985 Words, Started 03/12/2011, Completed 09/05/2011
In the Time of the Warlock
by Fairfield
35 Ratings, 0 Likes, 35 Favorites )Two unlikely wizards fall into a quest. Aristotle said comedy portrays people as worse than they are. With this pair, that's not necessary.
There are a number of warnings. Adult relationships are a factor; thoughts, feelings, and events transform the characters; Americanisms abound; and the romance is non-standard.
The story begins after OotP, but the Death Eaters wore disguises and escaped unrecognized from their raid on the Ministry.
Many thanks to the betas: juliannanight and mills.
Chapter one summary: 'The Wand Also Rises.'
42,988 Words, Started 03/16/2007, Completed 06/20/2007
An Unlikely Prince
by lady_rhian
34 Ratings, 0 Likes, 3 Favorites )"If I’m Snow White, does that make you Prince Charming?” Written for averygoodun, SS/HG Exchange Summer 2010.
9,859 Words, Started 09/04/2010, Completed 09/07/2010
Destruction Where You Stand
by auberus
34 Ratings, 0 Likes, 18 Favorites )31 October 1981. Instead of going to Azkaban, Sirius Black goes on the run, determined to catch the traitorous Peter Pettigrew even as post-war violence tears through the wizarding world. Meanwhile, Remus Lupin and a handful of others work desparately to clear Sirius' name, and to find him.
After all, they are not the only ones seeking Sirius Black. The Ministry of Magic has set the Dementors on his trail, and they have been given permission to administer the Kiss the instant he is caught. The remnants of the Death Eaters are pursuing him as well, in hopes that he will lead them to Pettigrew -- whom they blame for Voldemort?s defeat.
39,007 Words, Started 06/20/2006, Updated 09/05/2007
The Dreamer
by phoenix
31 Ratings, 0 Likes, 1 Favorite )Hermione and Ron get engaged, but her doubts begin to manifest in her dreams. What are her dreams telling her?
8,911 Words, Started 09/20/2009, Completed 09/29/2009
Wounded
by phoenix
31 Ratings, 0 Likes, 27 Favorites )The final battle is over. Unfortunately, Severus was a victim. Can he overcome his injuries? Will he allow others to help him on the road to recovery? The Character Death warning is for the victims of the War; none of the canon characters used in this story will die. The rating is for potentially tense situations and one or two instances of profanity. Nominated in Feb 2006 Multifaceted Awards for Best Genfic and Best OC
46,069 Words, Started 01/23/2006, Completed 02/21/2006
Sovereignty
30 Ratings, 0 Likes, 24 Favorites )Infractum Prosterno Ac Effligo! The object glowed a bright crimson. The space around it seeming to expand— that was the first sign that something was going wrong.
Curse-breaker Hermione finds that she needs help from someone who has considerable Dark Arts knowledge--will she ask Snape?
Written for Timestep in the Summer 2007 SS/HG Exchange.
9,765 Words, Started 07/12/2007, Completed 04/09/2009
Deliciously So...
30 Ratings, 0 Likes, 32 Favorites )Hermione Granger is about to set off with her two best friends to find a way to defeat Voldemort. But even before she could start her search for Horcruxes, she meets someone totally unexpected...
20,304 Words, Started 01/10/2008, Updated 06/24/2008
Second Time's A Charm
30 Ratings, 0 Likes, 20 Favorites )Even though the Battle of Hogwarts is won, Hermione feels that everything has been lost. Can she make things right? Or is she meddling with a fixed point in time that cannot be changed? Rating for later chapters.
9,489 Words, Started 08/30/2015, Updated 09/27/2015