1998. To atone for his sins and to prove himself to the victorious wizarding world, Lucius Malfoy agrees to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts. Scorned by nearly every student and despised by the Headmistress, with his family at Malfoy Manor, Lucius Malfoy is alone. Hermione feels dark curiosity toward her teacher, and, eventually, madness unfolds in both their minds. Lumione.

"Darkness is not dark for you, and light shines as the day." Some are dead, and some are gone, and some are left behind, scrambling for sense in the darkness. Severus' and Hermione's stories resume amid the bleak altered realities created in "In The Shadow Of Your Wings." This is Book Two of the Psalmody series; please read "In The Shadow Of Your Wings" first.

"Every touch of you since then has kept me alive, more than food or water or air... I feel weakened by my addiction to you, and yet strengthened by your presence. It is an odd paradox, one I can not quite reconcile. All I know is that I love you - I am in love with you - and at very long last I truly understand what that means." COMPLETE! *First book in the Psalmody Series.*

"Hermione Granger was a prying, meddling little creature, and if she was not more careful, her curiosity would have grave consequences for her." Severus Snape struggles to protect Hermione from herself when she interferes in matters that are far more dangerous than she realizes. This stubborn witch was never his obligation. Semi-AU from HBP-PostDH. SS/HG. M for Later Ch. Epic WIP.

"Hermione Granger was a prying, meddling little creature, and if she was not more careful, her curiosity would have grave consequences for her." Severus Snape can't seem to keep a certain Gryffindor from interfering in plans far too dangerous for her own good. His duties were not supposed to include keeping Hermione Granger safe from herself. HBP-PostDH. M for Later Ch. SSHG.