Justified

How can you choose between duty and happiness? Does the sacrifice of one justify the gain of the other?

How can you choose between duty and happiness? Does the sacrifice of one justify the gain of the other? As Draco is forced to discipline the wayward Boy Who Lived, Hermione must find a way to save Dumbledore---with Professor Snape. Can she swallow her dislike of the Potions master in order to work together? Will detention and Draco teach Harry the meaning of responsibility?

How can you choose between duty and happiness? Does the sacrifice of one justify the gain of the other? The Trio had always been inseparable, but what happens when cracks form in the stable foundation of their friendship? What happens when feelings change; will their relationship still stand? Do people change from their eleven-year-old selves to the person they are today?

The first punishment unsuccessful, the Hogwarts administration decides that a prolonged detention schedule is necessary to keep the errant Harry Potter in line. Draco struggles with his jealousy of Harry while Hermione strives to hold the unraveling threads of the Trio together.

How do you choose between duty and happiness? Does the sacrifice of one justify the gain of the other? Can Hermione prove her mettle against Professor Snape's exacting demands? Will her research unearth some previously hidden clue to Dumbledore's condition? As Harry cleans chalkboards under the watchful eyes of the Head Boy, he struggles to cope with his burgeoning anger and regained emotions. Could smoke-filled rooms hide the presence of a spy/traitor at Hogwarts?

The winds of change are sweeping through the Ministry, smelling of smoke and deception. Unvoiced frustrations threaten to tear the Trio apart as Harry struggles with the sense of duty placed upon his shoulders by the wizarding world. Draco wrestles with internal demons as the stones of Hogwarts become stained with change.