A Fevered Desire

The war was won, and Severus was at his end. Teetering on the edge of the abyss, a thread of salvation presented itself to the man. To postpone the judgement that awaits, would he grasp it? For Hermione, the end of the war meant a new beginning...or at least it should have. Lost amidst a new chapter in her life, she looks to the past for the answers to her heart.