It's been 12 years since the war ended. Draco's spent the last eight years of his life disliking the end-of-the-school-year party the other professors throw in Hogsmeade, and he barely manages to put out his cigarette before Minerva inevitably catches him smoking. Of all the people to catch him smoking, he's glad it's her. EWE? Draco/Minerva. Widowed Draco & Minerva. 40-year gap.
When Draco is hurled back to a time before the war that tore him apart, who will he turn to? Can he learn from his mistakes and make better choices? And, why does a certain Transfiguration professor keep popping up?
Draco takes matters into his own hands. Trying to run (potentially hoping to die), the Room of Requirement has other ideas and he finds a wand pointing at him. It belongs to Minerva McGonagall and the year is now 1952. [soulmate AU]