Draco Malfoy, the notoriously prejudiced pure-blood, is broken. His self-worth is abolished and his hope is gone. Is Hermione, the strict know-it-all, a ray of hope in his dark world? Read to discover... Rated M for violence and angst (just to be sure). Dramione. Draco/Hermione. Fluff and drama, all rolled into one.

Hermione is asked to aid Pansy Parkinson in the persecution of Draco Malfoy following a mysterious death at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. As Hermione pursues the case, however, she soon discovers Draco is not the arrogant pureblood he once was. Pain changes people. - Dramione - Draco/Hermione - Rated M for language