My name is Theodore Nott and I have a secret. A secret that I am not ashamed of. The yearning in my heart for a troubled boy with salty blonde hair and the mark of a skull on his forearm. A craving for love, it could drive you insane. We're all mad fools in love. And I'm a mad fool for him. DM/TN (Slash)

Hermione is starting to get over what her life had become over the last year. Even being an eighth year student at Hogwarts seems too normal. She and Ron have started dating. Even Draco isn't such a prat anymore. But when her love life takes a dark turn, who is there for Hermione? Maybe there is no one left to protect her…

Even without troubles of her own, how can Hermione cope with a new year at Hogwarts, a redheaded boyfriend as well as the attention of a mysterious and elusive boy...