After Sirius is dead, he has managed to give Harry what he wanted most, freedom. Harry is financially independent and emancipated, all thanks to a man he feels is dead due to him. Along the way of learning what it means to grow up, he makes new friends and a new family. Will he be able to protect them from those that want to do them harm though?

Hermione Granger is happy with her current boyfriend, Ron Weasley, but he goes to work and she returns to Hogwarts. Not to mention, Draco Malfoy seems to have changed over the summer since the war. She can't help but wonder why - and finds herself drawn to the mysterious blonde. What does this mean for Hermione? Trouble. Always trouble. There goes her normal year. SOUL BOND.