Hermione and Harry are partner detectives who have just stumbled upon a case that hits too close to home. Ron had spent most of his life alone and estranged from his best friends, but unexpected new information connected to his sister's murder brings him back to London to confront his old demons. No one is ready for the fallout. Muggle AU.

Both affected by Memory Dust, a powdery essence known to rid the victim of their memories with no known way to bring them back, Ron and Hermione both lead separate lives, in a world they don't belong to. But what malice tore apart, destiny can put back together.

oh girl, you fool, you made a grave mistake, you fell in love with a free thing, you fell in love with a traveller

Shortly after the war, Hermione can't stop running. She doesn't want to be found, but there's one person who won't stop looking.

There is a man, feeling a bit lost in his perfect life. He keeps having strange dreams, though, in which he encounters a mysterious woman that understands him and brings him odd comfort. Miles away, Hermione dreams every night of a husband she lost. She believes these dreams are fuelled by her never-ending grief. Nothing is real, except in dreams.

After being promoted, Hermione's first encounter with heavy alcohol doesn't go so well - she ends up staggering across the street, unable to hold her wand straight, running into Draco Malfoy, of all people, who seems not too sober himself. That means trouble for Hermione, but Malfoy is willing to trade his silence. For a favor, of course.