Eighth Year at Hogwarts was supposed to mean healing—not a new DADA professor whose brilliance cuts like a blade. Hermione Granger trades barbs with the dangerously compelling Tom Riddle (under an alias), while Draco Malfoy shadows her steps with unexpected concern. As secret lessons and tighter corridors braid into obsession, a slow-burn tangle of loyalties, power, and desire drags Hermione toward choices that could rewrite more than her future.

Rating: ExplicitArchive Warning: Graphic Depictions of ViolenceCategory: F/MFandom: Harry Potter – J. K. RowlingRelationships: Hermione Granger/Tom Riddle; Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy; Hermione Granger/Voldemort; Hermione Granger/Tom Riddle | Voldemort; Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley; Theodore Nott/Ginny WeasleyCharacters: Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Tom Riddle, Cormac McLaggen, Theodore Nott, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley

Tags: Slow Burn; Teacher–Student (Riddle/Hermione); Secret Relationship; Love Triangles; Manipulative/Possessive Young Tom Riddle; Praise Kink; Eventual Smut; Hogwarts Eighth Year; Blood & Injury/Gore/Violence; Attempted Sexual Assault; Draco Needs a Hug; Hermione Needs a Hug; Riddle is His Own Warning; POV Hermione

Published: 2021-12-20 Completed: 2023-03-11Words: 193,265 Chapters: 28/28

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