"..more than one innocent life can be saved.." Hermione couldn't remember a time she'd been so angry. Draco couldn't believe that she'd broke his nose. When Hermione decided that enough was enough what would she do? Abandon her dreaded schoolmate to his inevitable fate or step up to be the friend that she knew he needed? And if she did...how would she keep it from Ron and Harry?

Something is stirring in the mountains of Fiore; something dark, and Lucy Heartfilia seems to be caught right in the middle. When tragedy strikes Lucy only knows one thing: she must get stronger. She wants to protect those close to her, can she find the strength? There is light that shines from deep within her, but can she harness it; or will she fall into the darkness? LaxusXLucy.

After Team Natsu is put on probation Lucy finds herself employed at her favorite place in all Magnolia; a place where only the lovers of books and knowledge can enter. What else besides dust and cobwebs will she find in the towers of old pages? A fierce man with a buried passion, hidden amongst the tomes, and a young blonde find that they have more in common than first was thought.

Today just was not his day. Thanks to a fall into the canal and a gash on his head Bickslow tries to drown his sorrows in…apple juice? He feels like he made an idiot of himself but perhaps his blunder gave someone the courage to take the first step. But what are they stepping towards? Bixy!