The Sweetest Sin

In the years following Voldemort's victory in the second war, Muggle-borns must become slaves and servants to purebloods in order to survive. Over time, Hermione Granger has learned to suppress her pride and independence in households where she is considered lower than dirt. She thought she would be prepared for this new family, just like she was for all the previous ones. What she didn't know was that this new family was none other than Draco Malfoy's. Will she manage to hold up when she finds herself struggling to withhold her sharp tongue, returning hatred, and... something else?

In the years following Voldemort's victory in the second war, Muggle-borns must become slaves and servants to purebloods in order to survive. Over time, Hermione Granger has learned to suppress her pride and independence in households where she is considered lower than dirt. She thought she would be prepared for this new family, just like she was for all the previous ones. What she didn't know was that this new family was none other than Draco Malfoy's. Will she manage to hold up when she finds herself struggling to withhold her sharp tongue, returning hatred, and... something else?

In the years following Voldemort's victory in the second war, mudbloods must become slaves and servants to purebloods in order to survive. Over time, Hermione Granger has learned to suppress her pride and independence in households where she is considered lower than dirt. She thought she would be prepared for this new family, just like she was for all the previous ones. What she didn't know was that this new family was none other than Draco Malfoy's. Will she manage hold up when she finds herself struggling to withhold her sharp tongue, returning hatred, and...something else? Will contain violence, language, and sexual content in later chapters.

After another disturbing nightmare, this one seeming to foreshadow the future rather than bring back the past, Hermione wakes up to find a surprise visitor in the room.

A sudden detour in the conversation between Hermione and Draco causes the night to go worse than expected. Before Hermione can recover, she gets assigned to a surprisingly difficult task.

Hermione and Pansy have a nice little discussion in Kathryn's room, in which Pansy discovers something she never knew about the new mudblood.

Beauty can always be found behind the pain of the past.

Hermione visits the garden once again and engages in a strange conversation with Draco.

Hermione finally reveals the secret of her rapist to the person she would originally have least expected to be the first to hear it.

Hermione has a hands-on encounter with magic for the first time in three years, and then finds out the real truth about Draco's past.

She had expected this, but nothing could have prepared her...

Without time to recover, Hermione is forced to face down another nightmare from her past - a visit the place she despised more than life itself.

At last, Hermione discovers the secret that lies on the third floor.

Hermione learns the secret of Pansy's past and is given some advice.

Draco brings some of his fellow Death Eaters to his house.

Hermione wakes up in an unfamiliar room, but is visited by her saviour.

A nighttime exchange that will change both Hermione's and Draco's lives forever...

After waking up, Hermione discovers two startling secrets. (Very minor HBP spoiler in this chapter.)

At last the confessions begin to flow, and Hermione isn't quite sure how she feels about them.

Curious about his whereabouts, Hermione follows Thomas out to the garden. Doing so ultimately leads her into doing the unthinkable.

The flames don't always illuminate the answers for you.

The night of the party arrives, but what Draco says to Hermione instantly wipes any and all thoughts of banquets and balls out of her mind.

Fate hasn't quite yet finished with Hermione...