Hermione Granger helped Harry Potter defeat Voldemort, but at a great cost. Hermione decides to finish her education at Hogwarts and then to move on with her life. Her decision to help Severus Snape with his recovery from Nagini's attack has left her with the desire to be closer to him, and neither he nor she knows how to handle being back at Hogwarts together. HG/SS

Severus x Hermione. Hermione goes back to Hogwarts to continue her education and obtain her NEWTs. There she begins private lessons with re-instated potions professor, Severus Snape, who seems to have changed a lot since the Battle of Hogwarts. Between them begins a surprising relationship that neither expected.