Mara Jade

It's been eleven years since Harry graduated from Hogwarts--or rather, eleven years since Dumbledore was killed and Voldemort was destroyed in retaliation. Still, nightmares of the duel that ended the war persist. Other troubles manifest themselves as Harry learns Bellatrix Lestrange is not as dead as he thought, and is preparing to launch an offensive. Added to that, Ginny (Harry's live-in for about a year) is showing signs of discontent. A feeling of doom is hanging over the family (made up of Harry, Ginny, and a foster child), when Ginny takes off with her partner Malfoy to kill Lestrange. Happily-ever-after relationships start falling apart; family ties are tested. How do you fight for those you care about, when they just turn on you?

Their families hated each other of generations. One chance look meant everlasting love. If only the war hadn't exploded in their faces. They weren't Romeo and Juliet-- for one thing, one of them was left alive. They were Draco and Ginny, and once upon a time, they dared to dream of happiness. Living a life that betrays all he once stood for, Draco Malfoy is haunted by guilt, uncertainty, and quite possibly Ginny Weasley herself.

The old pantheon are now sophmores in a brand new college intended to further normal wizarding education. It would be boring except that there's a new presence on campus. One that Draco recognizes all too well. Draco/Seamus wars, roommate strife, wannabe Death Eaters, French witches, Ancient Wales, Ancient Egypt, and quite a bit of turmoil.