Though the war is finally over, not everyone feels victorious yet. Hermione and Severus both struggle with the aftermath of the war and might be able to help each other, if they would only realize it.

Dann war er gegangen. Hatte keinen weiteren Blick auf Hermione geworfen, deren Welt er mit seinen wenigen Worten zum Einstürzen gebracht hatte. Sie war fassungslos zu Boden gesunken, hatte vor Tränen nicht mehr klar sehen können, hatte seinen Namen immer wieder wie ein Mantra vor sich her geschluchzt, unfähig zu reagieren, wie erstarrt! Gebrochen!

Lily Evans und ihr sechstes Schuljahr. Wie sie das Leben meistert zwischen sympathisch werdenden Rumtreibern, Dramen mit dem besten Freund und einer stetig düsterer werdenden Welt.

Then he had left. Had spent no further glance on Hermione, whose world had tumbled down with his few words. She had sunken down to the ground, her vision blurred from all the tears, had sobbed his name over and over again like a mantra, unable to react, completely frozen! Broken! OS and songfic

"Back then, Voldemort divided all mudbloods and blood traitors between his followers, as spoils of war, as a reward. I played an important role during the war, so I was given to important death eaters. I was given to the Lestranges." - short OS of a darker future.

After the final battle Blaise Zabini is at risk of being consumed by the darkness of his thoughts but receives a glimpse of light from an unexpected person.