Neither could have expected that when the war ended this would be where they would end up. Confronted with their own choices and actions both need to learn how to live in this new version of the world, reluctantly, they find solace in each other.

Roughly pushed to the floor Hermione felt the shock of pain shoot up her knees from where they impacted the unforgiving ground. She was breathless, cold and so, so close to giving up, she just wanted this to be over. She had lived the last year desperate for it to be over, only the worst was just beginning (one-shot).

While at Hogwarts Hermione finds solace in an unlikely place and the relationship that builds becomes a source of incredible comfort, while the distance between them gives the Mermaid nothing but anguish. (Hermione x Mermaid) (one-shot)