The wizarding world has changed since Voldemort’s fall. Kingsley Shacklebolt is now Minister for Magic, and he has zero tolerance for anyone bearing the Dark Mark. The Ministry has expanded its Auror ranks to the point where they resemble a militia, and the hunt for Death Eaters—or anyone who aided the Dark Lord—is relentless. Hermione Granger has been missing for five years. Not from the world at large, but from the wizarding community. Living in London under an assumed name, she runs a small shop selling crystals, tarot cards, and candles, having learned to survive without a wand, without spells, and without looking back. To everyone else, she is Jane Hamilton. The past, however, does not stay buried forever. Harry Potter never truly stopped searching for her. Ron Weasley never got any answers. Draco Malfoy, meanwhile, has become the last person anyone would expect to offer help: a fugitive, a traitor, and a dangerous pawn in a war that never quite ended. When old enemies begin to stir in the shadows and Hermione’s name starts circulating among the wrong people, the life she worked so hard to build begins to fracture. And this time, simply disappearing won't be enough.
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